1779 in Canada

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Years: 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782

Events from the year 1779 in Canada.

Incumbents

Governors

Events

  • At a Parliamentary investigation, General Burgoyne charges failure to the Canadian forces and to St. Luc, commander of the Indians.
  • A retaliatory U.S. campaign destroys Indian towns and crops, breaking the Iroquois League's power.
  • The American colonies ally with Spain.

Deaths

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