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Sir George Prévost ( Hackensack May 19 , 1767 – January 5 , 1816 London ) was a British soldier and Colonial administrator. Born in New Jersey , the eldest son of Swiss French Augustin Prévost, he joined the military as a youth and became a British Army Captain in 1784 . Prevost served in the West Indies during the Napoleonic Wars and was commander of St. Vincent from 1794 to 1796 . He became Lieutenant-governor of St. Lucia from 1798 to 1802 and Governor of Dominica from 1802 to 1805. In 1808 he became governor of Nova Scotia . In May 1811 he was advised that he would be replacing Governor James Craig and was sent to Quebec . On July 4, 1811 he was officially made lieutenant-general; on October 21st he was commissioned as governor-in-chief of British North America and made commander of British forces there. He was the commander of British forces during the War Of 1812 but was recalled after failing to capture Plattsburgh, New York in 1814 . He returned to England for an inquiry in 1815 but died before it could be held. Prevost is buried in East Barnet , near London, England . EXTERNAL LINK |
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