Robert Prescott

General Robert Prescott
Robert Prescott, as depicted in a 1776 portrait by John Bogle[1]
Governor of Martinique
In office 1794
Monarch	George III
Preceded by	office created
Succeeded by	John Vaughan
Governor General of the Canadas
In office 1796–1807
Monarch	George III
Preceded by	Guy Carleton
Succeeded by	James Henry Craig
Personal details
Born	c. 1726 Lancashire, England
Died	(1815-12-21)21 December 1815 Rose Green, West Sussex, England
Parent	Richard Prescott (father)
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War French and Indian War American Revolutionary War

General Robert Prescott (c. 1726 – 21 December 1815) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. During a military career which spanned over fifty years, he participated in the Seven Years' War, the French and Indian War, and the American Revolutionary War, including key engagements such as the Montreal Campaign. He later became the Governor of Martinique and then, in 1796, Governor General of the Canadas, and the British Army's Commander-in-Chief for North America. He was recalled to England in 1799 after conflict with the Catholic Church and disputes with Anglo-Canadian colonial elites over the distribution of land in the colonies. He continued to hold his position until 1807, with his lieutenant governors acting in his absence. He died in 1815 after unsuccessful attempts to clear his name.^[2]