Richard Henry Bonnycastle

Richard Henry Bonnycastle

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle (30 September 1791 – 3 November 1847) was born in Woolwich and he became an officer of the British army active in Upper Canada. In his capacity as a military engineer, Bonnycastle oversaw the fortification of Fort Henry in modern Kingston, Ontario.

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* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3257 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]


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