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About William Amherst
Lieutenant-General William Amherst was a British Army officer and politician. During the Seven Years' War, he led British forces that recaptured St. John's, Newfoundland from the French at the 1762 Battle of Signal Hill.
Everything about William Amherst →- Occupation
- military personnel, politician
- Position held
- member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- February 5, 1732
- Died
- May 13, 1781