Robert Monckton

Robert Monckton
Portrait of Robert Monckton by Benjamin West, 1763
Born	24 June 1726 Yorkshire, England
Died	21 May 1782(1782-05-21) (aged 55)
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1741–1782
Rank	Lieutenant-general
Unit	3rd Regiment of Foot Guards
Commands	47th Regiment of Foot Commander of Fort Lawrence Commander of British expeditionary force to Fort Beauséjour Second in Command to General James Wolfe at Quebec Commander of British forces in the southern provinces Commander of British forces capturing Martinique
Battles / wars	War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War Battle of Fort Beauséjour Bay of Fundy Campaign St. John River Campaign Battle of Beauport Battle of the Plains of Abraham Capture of Martinique American War of Independence Armada of 1779
Other work	MP for Pontefract Lieut Governor of Nova Scotia[1] Governor of Province of New York Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed Governor of Portsmouth MP for Portsmouth
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Lieutenant-General Robert Monckton (24 June 1726 – 21 May 1782) was an officer of the British Army and colonial administrator in British North America. He had a distinguished military and political career, being second in command to General James Wolfe at the battle of Quebec and later being named the Governor of the Province of New York. Monckton is also remembered for his role in a number of other important events in the French and Indian War (the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War), most notably the capture of Fort Beauséjour in Acadia, and the island of Martinique in the West Indies, as well as for his role in the deportation of the Acadians from British controlled Nova Scotia and also from French-controlled Acadia (present-day New Brunswick). The city of Moncton, New Brunswick, (about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Fort Beauséjour) and Fort Monckton in Port Elgin, New Brunswick, are named for him. A second more important Fort Monckton in Gosport, England, is also named for him. It remains an active military establishment, and currently houses the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) training section. Monckton sat in the British House of Commons between 1774 and 1782. Although never legally married, he had three sons and a daughter.^[2]