Battle Hill

Battle Hill (HM1HJ8)

Location: Glencoe, Ontario N0L 1M0 Middlesex County
Country: Canada
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N 42° 41.646', W 81° 42.343'

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English

Here was fought the Battle of Longwoods, 4th March, 1814. United States troops were entrenched on this hill. The British losses were Captain D. Johnson and Lieutenant P. Graeme and twelve men of the Royal Scots Light Company and the 89th Light Company, fifty-two officiers and men of these companies of these companies and of the Loyal Kent Volunteers, wounded.



French

Ici se déroula la bataille de Longwoods, le 4 mars 1814. Des troupes des États-Unis s'étaient retranchées sur cette colline. Les forces britannique y perdirent le capitaine D. Johnson, le lieutenant P. Graeme et douze soldats des compagnies d'infanterie légère Royal Scots et 89ᵉ, tués au combat; 52 officiers et soldats de ces mêmes compagnies et des Loyal Kent Volunteers ont été blessés.
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HM NumberHM1HJ8
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Year Placed1929
Placed ByHistoric Sites and Monument Board of Canada/Commission de lieux et monuments historique du Canada
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 30th, 2014 at 12:30am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 442193 N 4727087
Decimal Degrees42.69410000, -81.70571667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 41.646', W 81° 42.343'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 41' 38.76" N, 81° 42' 20.58" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2741-3219 Middlesex County Road 2, Glencoe Ontario N0L 1M0, CA
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