Surrender of Montreal (1760) – British commander after Wolfe’s death

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British Army officer British politician human

George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, was a British Army officer and politician who played a key role in the Seven Years’ War and later served in several high-ranking military and governmental posts.

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Surrender of Montreal (1760) – British commander after Wolfe’s death canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer ⓘ British politician ⓘ human ⓘ
allegiance	Great Britain ⓘ
birthPlace	Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England ⓘ
conflict	French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
familyName	Townshend ⓘ
father	Charles Townshend ⓘ surface form: Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
givenName	George ⓘ
honorificPrefix	The Most Honourable ⓘ
knownFor	Key role in British conquest of New France ⓘ Senior British commander in Canada after Wolfe's death ⓘ
militaryBranch	British Army ⓘ
militaryRank	Field Marshal ⓘ Lieutenant General ⓘ
monarchServed	George II of Great Britain ⓘ George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: George III of Great Britain
mother	Audrey Harrison ⓘ
nobleFamily	Townshend family ⓘ
nobleTitle	George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend ⓘ surface form: 1st Marquess Townshend
notableEvent	Siege of Montreal (1760) ⓘ surface form: Surrender of Montreal (1760)
notableWork	Caricatures of General James Wolfe and other officers ⓘ
occupation	politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented	Great Yarmouth ⓘ Norfolk ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Plains of Abraham
positionHeld	Commander of British forces at Montreal after the death of James Wolfe ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk ⓘ Master-General of the Ordnance ⓘ Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
religion	Church of England ⓘ
role	Assumed command after the death of General James Wolfe at Quebec ⓘ Oversaw the capitulation of Quebec City ⓘ Senior British commander in the campaign leading to the surrender of Montreal in 1760 ⓘ
spouse	Anne Montgomery ⓘ Charlotte Compton, 16th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley ⓘ
title	Marquess Townshend ⓘ Viscount Townshend ⓘ

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subject surface form: George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend