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). Durban (formerly called Port Natal), the third-largest city in South Africa, was renamed in his honor.
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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