Richard Armstrong (officer)
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Sir Richard Armstrong KCB
(c. 1782 – 3 March 1854) was an officer
in the British army
, and succeeded Major-General John Clitherow
as commander of the British forces in Canada West.
Stationed in Kingston
, Ontario
, Armstrong served in this role from 1842 to 1848.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(c. 1782 – 3 March 1854) was an officer
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
in the British army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, and succeeded Major-General John Clitherow
John Clitherow
Major-General John Clitherow was an army officer, politician and was briefly Lieutenant Governor of Canada West and Canada East ....
as commander of the British forces in Canada West.
Stationed in Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Armstrong served in this role from 1842 to 1848.