Newfoundland Campaign: Difference between revisions

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| date        =July 4-July 20, 1815  
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| place      =Newfoundland, Canada  
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*[[Battle of Gulf of St Lawrence|St Lawrence]]
*[[Siege of Fort Point|Fort Point]]
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*[[Battle of Lewispointe|Lewispointe]]
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}}The '''Newfoundland Campaign''' was a major turning point in the [[Canadian War]].
}}The '''Newfoundland Campaign''' was a major turning point in the [[Canadian War]].
 
== Prelude ==
On July 4, 1815, Horatio Dickson order Admiral Warren Joseph to attack and destroy the Canadian fleet and to ferry his men across.