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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22EW_caldwell-manor_Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville-Quebec.html
One of the first United Empire Loyalist settlements was formed here during and after the American Revolution (1775-1783). Many soldiers and others were transported by the warship Maria.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KBA_blockhaus-de-la-riviere-lacolle_Quebec.html
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Built prior to the War of 1812, the Lacolle Blockhouse is one of the last military defense works of of its kind still standing in Canada. After the American invasion of 1775 and 1776, the British authorities wished to exert better contr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K5M_blockhaus-de-la-riviere-lacolle_Quebec.html
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The Lacolle River Blockhouse
Back in the XVIIi Century ...
In Canada, blockhouses first appeared in Acadia around 1750, at the time of the British conquest. The Lacolle River blockhouse, built in 1781, was part of the colony's de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JVE_fort-lennox_Ile-aux-Noix-Quebec.html
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Fort Lennox was the third fortification built on Isle-aux-Noix as a barrier to invasion along the Richelieu River from the south. The island was first fortified by the French in 1759 but the British captured it the next year. In 1775 th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JVA_chantier-naval-de-ile-aux-noix_Ile-aux-Noix-Quebec.html
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When war was declared between the United States and England, in June of 1812, Canada again risked being attacked from the south. The Lake Champlain-Richelieu River corridor represented the easiest way to invade Montrêal. Île-aux-Noix …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JUA_the-royal-navy_Ile-aux-Noix-Quebec.html
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In enduring memory of the services of the officiers, seamen, and soldiers of the Royal Navy, Provincial Marine, and Royal Marines, who fought in defence of Canada on Lake Champlain in 1776-77 and 1812-1814.
French:
Pour perpé…