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William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst GCH PC (14 January 1773 – 13 March 1857) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor-General of India between 1823 and 1828.
William Pitt Amherst, lst Earl Amherst was a diplomat who, as British governor-general of India (1823–28), played a central role in the acquisition of Asian territory for the British Empire after the First Burmese War (1824–26). Amherst inherited in 1797 the baronial title of his uncle Jeffrey.
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William Pitt Amherst, primer conde de Amherst GCH PC (14 de enero de 1773 -13 de marzo de 1857) fue un diplomático y administrador colonial británico. Fue Gobernador General de la India entre 1823 y 1828. Antecedentes y educación. Nacido en Bath, Somerset, Amherst era hijo de William Amherst y Elizabeth, hija de Thomas Paterson.
William Pitt Amherst, 1.er conde de Amherst GCH (14 de enero de 1773 - 13 de marzo de 1857), fue un diplomático británico, Gobernador General de la India. Era sobrino de Jeffrey Amherst, 1. er barón de Amherst, a quien sucedió en el título en 1797. Embajador Extraordinario en China.
Lord Amherst's diplomatic mission to the Qing Court in 1816 was the second British embassy to China. The first led by Lord Macartney in 1793 had failed to achieve its goals. It was thought that Amherst had better prospects of success, but the intense diplomatic encounter that greeted his arrival ended badly.
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Lieutenant General William Amherst (5 February 1732 – 13 May 1781) was a British military commander. In 1762 during the Seven Years' War he led British forces that defeated a French expedition which had occurred earlier that year in St. John's, Newfoundland at the Battle of Signal Hill .
William Pitt Amherst, 1.er conde de Amherst GCH (14 de enero de 1773 - 13 de marzo de 1857), fue un diplomático británico, Gobernador General de la India. Era sobrino de Jeffrey Amherst, 1.er barón de Amherst, a quien sucedió en el título en 1797.
