For the clergyman who became Dean of Exeter, see Alured Clarke (priest).
Field Marshal
Sir Alured Clarke
GCB
Acting Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William
In office 1797–1798
Monarch
George III
Preceded by
Sir John Shore
Succeeded by
The Earl of Mornington
Personal details
Born
24 November 1744
Died
16 September 1832 (aged 87) Llangollen, Wales
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Military service
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch/service
British Army
Years of service
1759–1802
Rank
Field Marshal
Commands
Madras Army Commander-in-Chief of India
Battles/wars
American Revolutionary War Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
The National Assembly of Quebec, formerly the Parliament of Lower Canada, first convened by Sir Alured Clarke in December 1792 (the painting in the background depicts one of the first sittings of the Parliament of Lower Canada in January 1793)
Sir Alured ClarkeGCB (24 November 1744 – 16 September 1832) was a British Army officer. He took charge of all British troops in Georgia in May 1780 and was then deployed to Philadelphia to supervise the evacuation of British prisoners of war at the closing stages of the American Revolutionary War. He went on to be Governor of Jamaica and then lieutenant-governor of Lower Canada in which role he had responsibility for implementing the Constitutional Act 1791. He was then sent to India where he became Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army, then briefly Governor-General of India and finally Commander-in-Chief of India during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.
Sir AluredClarke GCB (24 November 1744 – 16 September 1832) was a British Army officer. He took charge of all British troops in Georgia in May 1780 and...
recruits, which remained in the South under the command of Lt Col. AluredClarke: these men remained in garrison in Charleston, until they were transferred...
Events in the year 1798 in India. Sir AluredClarke, Governor-General, 1798 Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General, 1798–1805. National income - ₹11,131...
Augustus Hervey before marrying army officer AluredClarke. When Clarke was knighted she became known as Lady Clarke. Elizabeth Catherine Hunter was born around...
In 1795 he served with Vice-Admiral Viscount Keith and Major-General AluredClarke in occupying the Cape Colony from the Dutch Republic where he became...
and Madras – Warren Hastings retires as governor general Jamaica – AluredClarke, Governor (1784–1790) Angola – José de Almeida e Vasconcellos de Soveral...
(online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Burroughs, Peter (1987). "Clarke, Sir Alured". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography...
1777–1781, second time Archibald Campbell, 1781–1784, acting to 1783 AluredClarke, 1784–1790 The Earl of Effingham, 1790–19 November 1791 Sir Adam Williamson...
terms of reproach; you meet not to revile, but to reason" Lt. Gov. AluredClarke's proclamation advising Lower Canadians of letters of marque and benefit...
September 1786 28 October 1793 John Shore 28 October 1793 18 March 1798 AluredClarke (acting) 18 March 1798 18 May 1798 The Earl of Mornington 18 May 1798...
c. October – Winchester County Hospital, established by Prebendary AluredClarke, the first voluntary general hospital in the English provinces. Copley...
the distribution of lots that was pursued by Simcoe in Upper Canada, AluredClarke, lieutenant-governor of Lower Canada, instituted a policy of setting...
under Major-General Sir James Henry Craig. A larger force under General AluredClarke was instructed to follow these squadrons on 15 May with troops and supplies...
India in 1795 as Military Secretary to General Sir AluredClarke, participating en route in Clarke's capture of the Cape of Good Hope. In the Anglo-Mysore...
Hon. Edward Stopford —Stopford's Foot 1794 Field Marshal Sir AluredClarke GCB —Clarke's Foot 1801 Lieutenant-General Richard England —England's Foot...
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