Barry St. Leger

Barrimore Matthew St. Leger
Barrimore Matthew St. Leger
	Barry St. Leger
Born	1733 (bapt. 1 May); County Kildare, Ireland
Died	23 December 1793 (aged 59–60); Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Years of service	1756–1788
Rank	Brevet Brigadier-general
Battles/wars	French and Indian War Siege of Louisbourg (1758); Siege of Quebec; ; American Revolution Saratoga Campaign; ;

Barrimore Matthew "Barry" St. Leger (bapt. 1 May 1733 – 23 December 1793) was a British Army officer. St. Leger was active in the Saratoga Campaign, commanding an invasion force that unsuccessfully besieged Fort Stanwix. St. Leger remained on the frontier for the duration of the war; after its conclusion, he served briefly as commander of British forces in Quebec.

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