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Seven Years' War. American War of Independence. Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester KB (3 September 1724 – 10 November 1808), known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was a British Army officer, peer and colonial administrator. He twice served as Governor of the Province of Quebec, from 1768 to 1778, concurrently serving as ...
Guy Carleton, 1. Baron Dorchester KB (* 3. September 1724 in Strabane, County Tyrone; † 10. November 1808 in Bisham, Berkshire) war ein britischer General, der als Gouverneur der Provinz Québec und später als Gouverneur von Britisch-Nordamerika sowie Vizegouverneur von Niederkanada diente.
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester of Dorchester. Born: September 3, 1724, Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland. Died: November 10, 1808, Stubbings, Berkshire, England (aged 84) Title / Office: governor (1786-1796), Canada. governor (1768-1778), Quebec. Role In: American Revolution. Constitutional Act.
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14. Jan. 2008 · Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. In 1782-83 he was commander in chief at New York, which he refused to evacuate until the LOYALIST refugees had been sent to safety, and he urged their reception in Québec and Nova Scotia.
Guy Carleton, First Baron of Dorchester, was the governor of Quebec from 1768 to 1778, and commander in chief of British forces from 1782 until the end of the American Revolution. His principal successes during the war were the defense of Quebec against American attack and organizing the evacuation of British-held New York at the end of the ...
Biography – CARLETON, GUY, 1st Baron DORCHESTER – Volume V (1801-1820) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Source: Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. CARLETON, GUY, 1st Baron DORCHESTER, army officer and colonial administrator; b. 3 Sept. 1724 in Strabane, Ireland, third son of Christopher Carleton and Catherine Ball; m. 21 or 22 May 1772 ...
19. Feb. 2024 · 1724–1808 — Governor of Canada. Guy Carleton was a prominent British officer and politician during the 18th Century. He is most famous in America for being the Governor of Quebec during the American Revolutionary War and commanding British forces during the Invasion of Canada (1775–1776). Governor Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester.
