Signal Hill

HSMBC Plaque Location

St. John's, Newfoundland

 

Owner/Administrator

 Parks Canada

Date Designated:  1951

Plaque Status: Plaqued 1961

(Battle of Signal Hill)

Reason for Designation

 Commemorates defence of St. John's; includes the Cabot Tower

 

Other Info

 

Signal Hill National Historic Site

P.O. Box 1268
St John's, NL
Canada
A1C 5M9


Tel:
709-772-5367


Fax:
709-772-6302


Email:
signal.hill@pc.gc.ca

 

Web Page:

http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/nl/signalhill/index_e.asp

 

Plaque Text  (Battle of Singal Hill)

 

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 of Great Britain and France.  The victorious attack, led by Captain Charles Macdonnell, compelled the French to surrender St. John's to the British army under the command of Colonel William Amherst and confirmed British possession of the Island of Newfoundland.

 

Ici même se déroula l'assaut final des lignes françaises par les troupes britanniques le 15 septembre 1762.  Ce fut le dernier engagement entre la France et la Grande-Bretagne en Amérique du 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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