Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB

Order of the Bath

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 (Strabane

Strabane

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, Co. Tyrone

County Tyrone

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, Ireland, September 3, 1724 – November 10, 1808 Stubbings, Maidenhead

Maidenhead

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, Berkshire), known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Irish

Ireland

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-British

Great Britain

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 soldier and administrator. He twice served as Governor

Governor

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 of the Province of Quebec

Province of Quebec (1763-1791)

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, from 1768 to 1778, concurrently serving as Governor General of British North America

Governor General of Canada

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 in that time, and from 1785 to 1795.

He commanded British troops in the American War of Independence, first leading the defence of Quebec

Battle of Quebec (1775)

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 during the 1775 rebel invasion

Invasion of Canada (1775)

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 and the 1776 counteroffensive that drove the rebels from the province.