Richard Kane
British Army officer (1662–1736) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the British colonial administrator in the 1920s, see Richard Rutledge Kane.
Brigadier-General Richard Kane (1662 – 1736) was a British Army officer from Ireland who served as the governor of Gibraltar from 1720 to 1727. He also served as the governor of Menorca from 1733 to 1736.
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Richard Kane | |
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Born | 1662 (1662) |
Died | 1736 (aged 73–74) |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Battles/wars | Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession |
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