Benjamin D'Urban
Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin D'Urban GCB KCH FRS (16 February 1777 – 25 May 1849) was a British general and colonial administrator, who is best known for his frontier policy when he was the Governor in the Cape Colony (now in South Africa).
Sir Benjamin D'Urban | |
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Sir Benjamin D'Urban | |
| Birth name | Benjamin D'Urban |
| Born | 16 February 1777 Halesworth, Suffolk |
| Died | 25 May 1849 (aged 72) Montreal, Canada East |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1793–1849 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | British troops in Canada |
| Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order |
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