This monument was erected to commemorate the English and Canadian soldiers who fought at this place against an American column, during the Battle of Trois-Rivières, in the context of the American Revolution. The battle took place a few years after "Confederation" and the Americans were defeated. On June 8, 1776, British troops, entrenched on the low ground near this place, under the command of General Simon Fraser, pushed back an American column commanded by General Thompson and inflicted severe losses.
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COMMISSION DES SITES
ET DES
MONUMENTS HIS-
TORIQUES DU CANADA
BATAILLE DES TROIS-RIVIÈRES
LE 8 JUIN 1776, LES TROUPES
ANGLAISES, RETRANCHÉES SUR LE
TERRAIN BAS, PRÈS DE CET ENDROIT
SOUS LES ORDRES DU GÉNÉRAL
SIMON FRASER, REPOUSSÈRENT ET
INFLIGÈRENT DES PERTES SÉRIEUSES
À UNE COLONNE AMÉRICAINE
COMMANDÉE PAR LE GÉNÉRAL THOMPSON.
BATTLE OF THREE RIVERS
ON JUNE 8TH, 1776, THE BRITISH TROOPS
ENTRENCHED ON THE LOW GROUND
NEAR THIS PLACE UNDER THE COMMAND
OF GENERAL SIMON FRASER REPULSED
AND INFLICTED SEVERE LOSSES ON AN
AMERICAN COLUMN COMMANDED
BY GENERAL THOMPSON.
CE SITE FUT LE DON DE WILLIE MICHELLS
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Battle of Three Rivers Memorial Plaque
981 des Forges Boulevard
Trois-Rivières
Battle of Three Rivers Memorial Plaque
981 des Forges Boulevard
Trois-Rivières
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 46.3440727
Long. -72.5518762
Lat. 46.3440727
Long. -72.5518762
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