PREVOST, AUGUSTINE
\pɹɪvˈɒst], \pɹɪvˈɒst], \p_ɹ_ɪ_v_ˈɒ_s_t]\
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(1725-1786), British soldier, was captain of the Royal Americans under Wolfe at Quebec. He was brevetted major-general for the capture of the fort at Sunbury, Georgia, in 1778. He defeated General John Ashe at Brier Creek in 1779, and made an unsuccessful attack upon Charleston. He successfully defended Savannah against the Americans in 1779.
By John Franklin Jameson
