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Arbuthnot
Arbuthnot or Arbuthnott may refer to: People * Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot * Michael Arbuthnot Ashcroft, British codebreaker during WW2 * Arbuthnot (surname), Scottish surname (and people with that name) Places * Arbuthnot, Saskatchewan, Canada *Arbuthnott, Scotland * Arbuthnot Lake, a lake on Mount Baker in Washington state Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from the national capital, both named after George Washington ..., U.S. * Arbuthnot Road, Hong Kong Other uses * Arbuthnot & Co, former British bank in India during the 19th century * ''Arbuthnot'' (schooner), British ship during the American Revolutionary War * Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident, 1818 incident involving men tried for aiding hostile Indians in Florida, USA * Arbuthnot Latham & Co, British merchant bank *" Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot", poem by Alexander Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbuthnot And Ambrister Incident
The Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident occurred in April 1818 during the First Seminole War when American General Andrew Jackson invaded Spanish Florida and his troops captured two British citizens, Alexander Arbuthnot and Robert Ambrister, separately. They were charged with aiding the Seminole, the Red Stick Creek Indians and Maroons against the United States. Arbuthnot and Ambrister were tried and executed in modern Wakulla County, Florida, at Fort Saint Marks. Jackson's actions triggered short-lived protests from the British and Spanish governments and an investigation by the United States Congress. Congressional reports found fault with Jackson's handling of the trial and execution of Arbuthnot and Ambrister, but Congress chose not to censure the popular general. Robert Chrystie Ambrister (1797–1818) was a British citizen and a native of Nassau, Bahamas. Ambrister had served in the Royal Navy as a volunteer and as a midshipman between 1809 and 1813, when he returned to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
