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'Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester', KB (Strabane, Co. Tyrone, 3 September, 1724 – 10 November, 1808 Stubbings, Maidenhead, Berkshire), known between 1776 and 1786 as 'Sir Guy Carleton', was an Irish-British soldier who twice served as Governor of the Province of Quebec, from 1768–1778 (concurrently serving as Governor General of Canada), and from 1785–1795. He commanded British troops in the American Revolutionary War.
In 1759, as a Lieutenant-Colonel, Carleton was a part of James Wolfe's attack on Quebec City during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. He was promoted to Colonel in 1762 and Major-General in 1772, and in 1775 repelled the American attack on Quebec. He drove the Americans past Trois-Rivières in June 1776, was appointed a Knight of the Bath the next month and commanded British naval forces at the Battle of Valcour Island in October that year, eliminating the American ships. His brother, Thomas Carleton, and nephew, Christopher Carleton, both served on his staff during the campaign.
After the Battle of Yorktown and the capitulation of Lord Cornwallis in 1782, Sir Guy Carleton was appointed Commander-in-Chief, North America, succeeding Sir Henry Clinton. In 1783, John Campbell of Strachur succeeded him. He was raised to the Peerage in 1786 as 'Lord Dorchester', Baron of Dorchester in the County of Oxford.
Quote: 'Remain on duty until every man, woman and child who wanted to leave the United States is safely moved to British soil.'
He lived mostly at Greywell Hill, adjoining Nately Scures, in Hampshire.
Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario was named in his honour, as was Dorchester Boulevard, a major thoroughfare in Montreal, Quebec.

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★ List of Governors General of Canada

★ List of Lieutenant Governors of Quebec

★ Commander-in-Chief, North America

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★ Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''