John Bradstreet
John Bradstreet | |
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Portrait by Thomas McIlworth, 1764 | |
| Born | 21 December 1714 Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia |
| Died | 25 September 1774 (aged 59) |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1735–1774 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | Expeditionary force to Fort Frontenac |
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Major-General John Bradstreet (born Jean-Baptiste Bradstreet; 21 December 1714 – 25 September 1774) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served in King George's War, the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War. He was born in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, to a British army lieutenant and an Acadian mother. He also served as the Commodore-Governor for Newfoundland.