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James Kempt

British Army general · Lived 1765 to 1854 · aged 89

General Sir James Kempt, was a British Army officer, who served in the Netherlands, Egypt, Italy, the Peninsula, and British North America during the Napoleonic Wars. He led a British brigade at the Battle of Waterloo and later became Governor General of Canada.

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Order of St. George, 3rd class
Waterloo Medal

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Lived 1765 to 1854 · aged 89