Francis de Rottenburg
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Major-General Sir Francis de Rottenburg, baron de Rottenburg (4 November 1757 – 24 April 1832) was a military officer and colonial administrator who served in the armies of the Kingdom of France and later the United Kingdom.[1]
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Sir Francis de Rottenburg, baron de Rottenburg | |
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Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada | |
In office 1813–1813 | |
Monarch | George III |
Governor General | George Prevost |
Preceded by | Roger Hale Sheaffe |
Succeeded by | Gordon Drummond |
Personal details | |
Born | Franz von Rottenburg 4 November 1757 (1757-11-04) Danzig, Kingdom of Prussia (now Gdańsk, Poland) |
Died | 24 April 1832 (1832-04-25) (aged 74) Portsmouth, England |
Nationality | Prussian |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of France Kingdom of Prussia United Kingdom |
Branch/service | French Army Prussian Army British Army |
Commands | Upper Canada |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Irish Rebellion of 1798 Walcheren Campaign War of 1812 |
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