George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville

British Army officer and politician (1716–1785)

Major-General George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, PC (born George Sackville; 26 January 1716 – 26 August 1785) was a British Army officer and politician who served as Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1775 to 1782. Serving in the North ministry during the American War of Independence, he was a hardliner, "the chief architect of the American War in Britain," receiving significant blame for Britain's defeat. Germain's war policy was based on his mistaken belief that loyalty to the crown was widespread and would prevail with military support.

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