Sir Guy Carleton
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British Army officer
Commander-in-Chief in North America
Governor of Quebec
colonial administrator
member of the British peerage
Sir Guy Carleton was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as Governor of Quebec and Commander-in-Chief in North America during the American Revolutionary War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Commander-in-Chief in North America ⓘ Governor of Quebec ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ member of the British peerage ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
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Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Carleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
architect of early British North American governance structures
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key British leader in maintaining British control of Canada during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
moderate policies toward French Canadians
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protection and evacuation of Black Loyalists ⓘ role as Commander-in-Chief in North America during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ role as Governor of Quebec ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| monarchDuringService | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Dorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped secure Canada for the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War
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oversaw resettlement of United Empire Loyalists in British North America ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
defence of Quebec against the American invasion of 1775–1776
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evacuation of British forces and Loyalists from New York in 1783 ⓘ |
| notableFor | administration of Quebec after its conquest from France ⓘ |
| notableWork | implementation of the Quebec Act ⓘ |
| policyFocus | accommodation of French civil law and Catholic religion in Quebec ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America
NERFINISHED
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Governor General of the Province of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of the Province of Quebec ⓘ Governor-in-Chief of British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
British North America
NERFINISHED
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Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Evacuation Day (New York)