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Sir Guy Carleton - First Baron Dorchester
During American Revolution Sir Guy Carleton, the 1st Baron Dorchester was one of the British military leaders. He was the governor of Quebec and he helped Canada's growth into a united, self-governing country.
He was born to a Protestant military family on September 3, 1724, at Strabane, county Tyrone, Ireland. He had two brothers (William Carleton and Thomas Carleton) and one sister (Connolly Crawford). Carleton seems to have had a mysterious childhood. At the age of 14 his father died and his mother remarried Reverend Thomas Skelton who supervised her children’s education. Carleton received a very limited education.
At the age of 17 he was commissioned as an Ensign into the 25th Regiment of Foot.
Aggravated by Carleton’s criticism of the German armed force, however, George II protested, and it needed the involvement of William Pitt the commander-in chief, before Wolfe could obtain the quartermaster general and engineer he required for the attack on Quebec.
Sir Guy Carleton joined Seven Years War in Germany, Canada, French and Havana which were named Battle of Hastenbeck, Battle of Quebec (1759), Battle of Havana (1762) and Capture of Belle Île. After that In 1764 he transferred to the 93rd Regiment of
They throw many instructions to Carleton but he handled these typically. He helped to pass he Quebec act 1774 which was beneficial for the Roman Catholic Church and the seigniors. Carleton was also responsible for the defeat of Montgomery and Arnoid in 1775-76 and for the preparation of the defense of Canada.
There were also troubles occurred in the Legislative Council and at 1777 Carleton re-convened. At 1780 he appointed as Commission of Public Accounts. After 2 years he got recommendation by the king and he succeeded Sir Henry Clinton as commander-in-chief in North America.
Carleton’s other concerns were to evacuate some 30,000 troops and up to 27,000 refugees. He helped thousand former slaves to emigrate to Nova Scotia and Caribbean. At 1782 when the American War of Independence was closing, Carleton was asked for retirement and took charge to help the British Loyalists and troops to Canada. Carleton arranged the evacuation of New York City
Sir Guy Carleton’s major achievements were without antagonizing the French he restore the objection of the American loyalists. Between the English Protestant and French Catholic populations Carleton promoted tolerance, acceptance and cooperation. Constitutional Act of 1791 was passed successfully under his