Louisbourg Grenadiers Memorial Plaque

plaque

Michel Litalien
Type

Louisbourg Grenadiers Memorial Plaque

Québec, Québec

Notice:

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This memorial is dedicated to the "Louisbourg Grenadiers". It was erected by the C.H.S.M.B.

Inscription

THE "LOUISBOURG GRENADIERS"
(GRENADIERS OF BATTALIONS LEFT AT LOUISBOURG) FORMED
THE RIGHT OF THE ACTUAL FRONT, WHICH, ITSELF, FORMED THE
FIRST TWO-DEEP "THIN RED LINE" THE WORLD HAD EVER SEEN.
13TH SEPTEMBER 1759

LES GRANADIERS DE LOUISBOURG
CONSTITUAIENT LA DROITE DE LA LIGNE OUVERTE A DEUX
RANGS FORMÉE PAR LES "HABITS ROUGES"
SUR TOUTE LA LONGUEUR DU FRONT, PREMIERE FORMATION
DU GENRE QUE LE MONDE EUT CONNUE.
13 SEPTEMBRE 1759.

Location
Louisbourg Grenadiers Memorial Plaque

Bernières street & George VI Avenue
Québec
Québec
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 46.8032599
Long. -71.2184356