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Sir Thomas Evans CB (9 March 1776 – 11 February 1863) was a

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officer.

Military career

Evans was born the son of a Wolverhampton Inn Keeper. He had lost both of his parents by age 16, and promptly decided to embark on a career as a soldier. He served in the British Army from 1793 to 1838, fighting in the

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and the

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. As a major and aide-de-camp to Major General

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, he served in Canada during the

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against the United States. Before the

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, he attempted to facilitate a prisoner trade on 12 October. After he was repeatedly told that no trade could be arranged until "the day after tomorrow," and noticing that several boats had been hidden along the shore, he managed to deduce that a crossing was planned for 13 October. After returning to the Canadian side, he was able to convince Brock of this, allowing the British and Canadian militaries to prepare. Evans was wounded at the

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.Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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and

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. He later retired to Canada.

Personal life

He married Harriet Lawrence Ogden on 12 March 1810 in Montreal. The Ogdens were a prominent loyalist family in Canada. Harriet's siblings included Peter Skene Ogden and Charles Richard Ogden.History Site of the Evans Family of Wolverhampton
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References

1776 births 1863 deaths British Army lieutenant generals Governors and Governors-General of Malta British Army personnel of the War of 1812 British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars 93rd Regiment of Foot officers King's Regiment (Liverpool) officers East Surrey Regiment officers {{Canada-mil-bio-stub