Monckton, Robert, 1726-1782
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Monckton, Robert
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Monckton, Robert, General, 1726-1782
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Monckton, Robert, Lieutenant-General
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Monckton, Robert, Hon, Brigadier-General
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Monckton, Robert, Major
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Monckton, Robert, MP for Aldborough
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Monkton, Robert 1726-1782
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Epithet: Major
Epithet: Brigadier-General
British army officer and governor of New York (State)
Epithet: MP for Aldborough
Robert Monckton (1726-1782), second son of the 1st Viscount Galway, was one of the most prominent British officers to participate in the wars against France in North America and Canada. He went to Nova Scotia in 1752 as Lieutenant Colonel of the 47th Regiment and was commander at Fort Lawrence from August 1752 to June 1753, capturing Fort Beausjour in June 1755. In December 1757 he was appointed Colonel of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal American Regiment, and in 1758 became Acting Governor of Nova Scotia (in the absence of Charles Lawrence) having been Lieutenant Governor since 1755.
During the Quebec campaign in 1759, Monckton was second in command to General Wolfe. However, he was forced to withdraw from the field following a wound to the lungs. On his recovery, Monckton became Commander of the Southern District and in 1761 was appointed Governor of New York. He was promoted to Major-General and was later Commander-in-Chief of the successful expedition against Martinique in 1762.
Monckton returned to England in 1763. He was made Governor of Berwick-on-Tweed, 1765, and Governor of Portsmouth in 1778. He was MP for Portsmouth from 1779 until his death in 1782.
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Ireland, Europe
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Fort Detroit (Mich.)
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Elmdon, Warwickshire
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New York (State)
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Ireland, Europe
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Minehead, Somerset
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London, England
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United States
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Cambrai, France
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Ecclestone, Lancashire
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
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Ireland, Europe
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Nova Scotia
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Fort Bedford (Ont.)
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Yorkshire, England
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Annapolis Royal (N.S.)
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Gaspereau (N.S.)
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Great Britain
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France
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Old Fort Niagara (N.Y.)
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Fort Pitt (Pa.)
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Derby, Derbyshire
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Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
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Beaséjour (N.S.)
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Liverpool, England
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Ormskirk, Lancashire
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Great Britain History, Military 18th century
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Virginia
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Great Britain Colonies Canada Administration
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