Riall Sir Phineas
Entered the army, 1794; lieutenant-colonel, 1806;
saw service in the West Indies. In 1813 attained the rank of
major-general and ordered to Canada. Took part in the contest on the
Niagara frontier; in command of the British troops at the battle of
Chippawa. Appointed governor of Grenada, 1816; lieutenant-general, 1825;
knighted, 1833; general, 1841. Died at Paris, 1851. =Bib.=: Morgan,
Cel. Can.; Lucas, Canadian War of 1812.