Barry St. Leger

Barrimore Matthew St. Leger
Barry St. Leger
Born1733 (1733) (bapt. 1 May)
County Kildare, Ireland
Died23 December 1793(1793-12-23) (aged 59–60)
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Years of service1756–1788
RankBrevet Brigadier-general
Battles / wars

Barrimore Matthew "Barry" St. Leger (bapt. 1 May 1733 – 23 December 1793) was a British Army officer. St. Leger was active in the Saratoga Campaign, commanding an invasion force that unsuccessfully besieged Fort Stanwix. St. Leger remained on the frontier for the duration of the war; after its conclusion, he served briefly as commander of British forces in Quebec.