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({{Age in years and days|4 July 1815|20 July 1815|sep=and}}) | |||
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*[[Battle of Gulf of St Lawrence|St Lawrence]] | |||
*[[Siege of Fort Point|Fort Point]] | *[[Siege of Fort Point|Fort Point]] | ||
*[[Battle of Lewispointe|Lewispointe]] | *[[Battle of Lewispointe|Lewispointe]] | ||
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}} | }}The '''Newfoundland Campaign''' was a major turning point in the [[Canadian War]]. | ||
== Prelude == | |||
On July 4, 1815, Horatio Dickson ordered Admiral [[Warren Joseph]] to attack and destroy the Canadian fleet and to ferry his men across. | |||