Sir Richard Armstrong KCB (c. 1782 – 3 March 1854) was an officer in the British army, and succeeded Major-General John Clitherow as commander of the British forces in Canada West.
Stationed in Kingston, Ontario, Armstrong served in this role from 1842 to 1848.
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