Field Marshal sir John Colborne 1st Baron lord Seaton, 1778 1863 British. governor general canada 1838 East Devonshire Regiment
Old Quebec The fortress of new France By Gilbert parker and Claude G Bryan Copp Clark company Limited Toronto Published by norwood press the Publisher: Macmillan Company. New York 1903 New York, : An early history of Canada's most controversial province. This history covers the early voyages of Cartier, Roberval, Samuel de Champlain and La Salle; trading companies, Quebec in the 1800s and more. Appendices list governors of Canada, 1540-1898; leaders and premiers after the union of 1841; 1841-1896; and ministers after the confederation of 1867, 1867-1900 66th Foot Regiment, Battle of Ocaña. Busaco Lines of Torres Vedras, Battle of Albuera, 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot severely wounded Ciudad Rodrigo (the Nivelle, Orthez the peace he was made colonel, aide-de-camp Prince Regent Promoted major-general in 1825, Colborne was soon afterwards made Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey. From 1828 to 1836 served as Lieutenant Governor of Upper CanadaAs Lieutenant Governor, Colborne more than doubled the population of the province by initiating an organised system of immigration to bring in settlers from Britain. He also aided settlement by expanding the communication and transportation infrastructure through a campaign to build roads and bridges. In 1829, Colborne founded Upper Canada College as a school based on the elite English public school model to educate boys in preparation for becoming leaders of the a member of the Family Compact, Colborne was a strong supporter of the Church of England and British traditions and an opponent of responsible government. His policies brought him into conflict with Reformers in Upper Canada and contributed to the Rebellions of 1837 during which he was made commander-in-chief of the armed forces and acting Governor General of British North raised a local militia to join the same contingent of British regulars to suppress a rebel force in December 1837. He personally led the offensive
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