George Monro (other)
George Monro may refer to: * George Monro (British Army officer) (1700–1757), Scottish-Irish soldier * George Monro (politician) George Monro (1801 – January 5, 1878) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada/Canada West. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada. He was born in Scotland in 1801 and came to Niagara in Upper Canada with his par ... (1801–1878), businessman and political figure in Canada West * George Monro (horticulturalist), 19th-century winner of the Victoria Medal of Honour See also * George Munro (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Monro, George ...
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George Monro (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-Colonel George Monro (sometimes spelled "Munro") (1700–1757) was a Scottish-Irish officer in the British Army. He is best remembered for his unsuccessful defense of Fort William Henry in 1757 during the French and Indian War. After surrendering with full honours of war to the French general Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, he and his troops were attacked by France's Native allies. The events of the siege were made famous by James Fenimore Cooper in his novel ''The Last of the Mohicans''. Early life Monro was born in Clonfin, County Longford, Ireland in about 1700, younger son of George Munro, 1st of Auchinbowie who was famed for his victory at the Battle of Dunkeld in 1689 in Scotland. However, when John Alexander Inglis wrote his history of the Monro of Auchinbowie family in 1911, he had not at that time identified the younger George Monro as a member of the family. Monro joined Otway's Regiment, the 35th Regiment of Foot, as a Lieutenant in 1718. He appears to have ...
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