Battle of Signal Hill National Historic Event
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's taken from Signal Hill
© Copyright expired. Paul-Émile Miot/Library and Archives Canada/PA-195496
Address :
Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1959-05-25
Dates:
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1762 to 1762
(Significant)
Other Name(s):
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Battle of Signal Hill
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Last battle of the Seven Years' War in North America, 1762
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Mounted on north west corner of Cabot Tower, Signal Hill NHSC St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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.