Battle of Signal Hill

Battle of Signal Hill (HM1HVE)

Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Lab A1A 1B2 Division No. 1
Country: Canada
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N 47° 34.203', W 52° 40.917'

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La bataille de Signal Hill

English
This hill was the site of the decisive assault by British troops on the French lines, September 15, 1762, in the last phase of the battle in North America between the forces fo Great Britain and France. The victorious attack, led by Captain Charles Macdonell, compelled the French to surrender St. John's to the British army under command of Colonel William Amherst and confirmed British possession the Island of Newfoundland.

French
Ici même se déroula final des lignes français par les troupes britannique le 15 septembre 1762. Ce fut le dernier engagement entre la France et la Grande-Bretagne en Amérique de Nord. L'attaque victorieuse menée par le capitaine Charles Macdonell obligea les Français à abandonner Saint-Jean à l'armée britannique et assura à l'Angleterre la possession de l'île de Terre-Neuve.
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HM NumberHM1HVE
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Year Placed1961
Placed ByHistoric Sites and Monument Board of Canada/Commission de lieux et monuments historique du Canada
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Date Added Monday, November 17th, 2014 at 1:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)22T E 373496 N 5269885
Decimal Degrees47.57005000, -52.68195000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 34.203', W 52° 40.917'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 34' 12.18" N, 52° 40' 55.02" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 230 Signal Hill Rd, St. John's Newfoundland and Lab A1A 1B2, CA
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