Sir James Kempt | |
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Born | c. 1765 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 20 December 1854 London, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | General |
Commands | South-West District 8th Brigade |
Battles/wars | War of the Third Coalition Peninsular War War of 1812 War of the Seventh Coalition |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order |
General Sir James Kempt, GCB, GCH (c. 1765 – 20 December 1854) 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.