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John Marchant (ornithologist)
John Marchant may refer to: *John Le Marchant (British Army officer, born 1803), colonial administrator in Newfoundland Colony *John Marchant (seaman) (1540–1596), sea captain under Sir Francis Drake See also *John Le Marchant (other) {{hndis, Marchant, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Le Marchant (British Army Officer, Born 1803)
Lieutenant General Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant (1803–1874) was a British Army officer and governor of Newfoundland from 1847 to 1852. He later became the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1852–1858) and Governor of Malta (1858–1864). Biography Le Marchant was the son of Major-General John Le Marchant and the younger brother of Sir Denis Le Marchant, 1st Baronet, and was educated at High Wycombe Royal Grammar School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In 1820, at the age of seventeen, he was commissioned into the 10th Foot as an ensign. In 1821 he transferred to the 57th Foot as a lieutenant and later transferred to the 98th Foot, in which he was promoted major. In 1835 he became adjutant-general of the British Auxiliary Legion in Spain with the rank of brigadier-general. He transferred to the 20th Foot in 1837, the 99th Foot as lieutenant-colonel in 1839, the 85th Foot in 1845, and the 11th Foot as colonel in 1862, holding the latter post until his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marchant (seaman)
Captain John Marchant (circa 1540-1596) served under Sir Francis Drake from 1585 to 1596, thus participating in some of the most important seafaring expeditions and naval encounters of the day. He lost his life near Nombre de Dios, Panama, a few weeks before Drake's own death. Early Adventures with Drake (1585-86) In 1585, Captain John Marchant, along with Anthony Platt, was listed as one of ten Captains of companies serving under Sir Francis Drake in the expedition of that year. “Platt and Marchant became staunch adherents of Drake, the latter archantbeing Sergeant-Major to the Cadiz expedition in 1587, and both perished in the expedition of 1595.” Captain Marchant served aboard the ''Hopewell'' during the 1585-86 expedition, in which Sir Drake captured from the Spanish A) Santiago, in the Cape Verde Islands west of Africa; B) Santo Domingo, in Hispaniola; and C) Cartagena, in Colombia. After this string of victories, Drake and Marchant sacked and burned St. Augustine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
