CNHS- The Defence of York
N 43° 37.837 W 079° 25.582
17T E 626945 N 4832050
Quick Description: Mounted at a lion statue in front of the Liberty Grand Building at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) grounds in Toronto, Ontario.
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/27/2009 7:12:58 AM
Waymark Code: WM7HCX
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Long Description:This plaque is mounted on one of the two lion statues in front of
the Liberty Grand Building. This building is located at Yukon Place
on the CNE grounds.
Text from the plaque:
The Defence of York
Pro Patria.
In memory of Captain Neal McNeal, Volunteer Donald Maclean, and the
soldiers of the Royal Artillery, 8th Regiment, Royal Newfoundland
Regiment, Glengarry Light Infantry, York and Durham Militia, and
Indians, killed in action, and their comrades who fought here,
facing fearful odds, in defence of the Capital of Upper Canada,
27th April, 1813.
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