# 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.

*British Army general (1732-1781)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-amherst

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1732-02-05
- **Died:** 1781-05-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 7.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Амхерст, Уильям (британский офицер)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D1%85%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_(%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80))
- [ويليام امهيرست](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA)
- [William Amherst (General)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Amherst_(General))
- [William Amherst (British Army officer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Amherst_(British_Army_officer))
- [ویلیام امهرست (نظامی)](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA_(%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C))
- [William Amherst](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Amherst)
- [William Amherst](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Amherst)
- [William Amherst](https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Amherst)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q251628)

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