Richard Kane

Richard Kane
Richard Kane
Born	20 December 1662; Duneane, County Antrim
Died	19 December 1736 (aged 73); Mahon, Minorca
Allegiance	Williamites ; England ; Great Britain
Branch	Army of the North ; English Army ; British Army
Service years	1688–1736
Rank	Brigadier-general (British Army)
Unit	Earl of Meath's Regiment of Foot
Commands	Richard Kanes's Regiment of Foot
Conflicts	Williamite War in Ireland Siege of Derry; Battle of the Boyne; Siege of Limerick (1690); ; Nine Years' War Siege of Namur (1695); ; War of the Spanish Succession Battle of Blenheim; ; Queen Anne's War Quebec expedition (1711); ; Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) Thirteenth siege of Gibraltar; ;

Brigadier-General Richard Kane (born Richard O'Cahan; 20 December 1662 – 19 December 1736) was an Irish army officer who served as the acting governor of Gibraltar from 1725 to 1727. He also served as the governor of Menorca from 1733 to 1736, having been its lieutenant governor since 1712.