A granite Cairn with a bronze plaque commemorating the death of the Duke of Annville who after being shipwrecked in the Autumn of 1746 died.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Inscription
LE CAMPEMENT DU
DUC D'ANVILLE
LE CAMPEMENT DU
DUC D'ANVILLE
LA PUISSANTE ESCADRE DE DUC D'ANVILLE
PARTIE DE FRANCE POUR REPRENDRE ACADIE
ET DISPERSEE PAR LA TEMPETE PARVINT
ICI EN L'AUTOMNE DE 1746. Y ETABLISSANT SON
CAMPEMENT. D'ANVILLE MOURUT LES FIÈVRES
EMPORTÈRENT UN GRAND NOMBRE D'HOMMES.
LES VENTS ET LA MALADIE FIRENT ÉCHOUER
L'ENTREPRISE. IN THE AUTUMN OF 1746, DUC D'ANVILLE'S
FORMIDABLE BUT STORM SHATTERED EXPEDITION
SENT FROM FRANCE TO RECOVER ACADIA. EN-
CAMPED ALONG THE SHORE. WHILE AT CHEBUCTO,
D'ANVILLE DIED AND MANY OF HIS MEN FELL
VICTIM OF FEVER. OWING TO STORMS AND DISEASE THE ENTERPRISE UTTERLY FAILED.
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Location
Duke of Annville Memorial
1841 Argyle Street
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Duke of Annville Memorial
1841 Argyle Street
Halifax
Nova Scotia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 44.6488625
Long. -63.5753196
Lat. 44.6488625
Long. -63.5753196
Granite Cairn with bronze plaque
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