Peregrine Maitland
British soldier and colonial administrator (1777–1854) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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General Sir Peregrine Maitland, GCB (6 July 1777 – 30 May 1854) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. He also was a first-class cricketer from 1798 to 1808 and an early advocate for the establishment of what would become the Canadian Indian residential school system.
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Sir Peregrine Maitland | |
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Born | 6 July 1777 (1777-07-06) Longparish, Hampshire, Great Britain |
Died | 30 May 1854 (1854-05-31) (aged 76) Eaton Place, West London, UK |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Service/ | Foot Guards |
Years of service | 1791–1836 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Madras Army |
Battles/wars | Haitian Revolution French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Second Anglo-Maratha War Siege of Bharatpur (1805) |
Other work | Lt. Governor of Upper Canada Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia Governor of Cape Colony |
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