Battle of Signal Hill

Battle of Signal Hill
Part of the French and Indian War

French illustration of the battle
Date15 September 1762
Location
St. John's, Newfoundland
47°34′11″N 52°40′55″W / 47.56972°N 52.68194°W / 47.56972; -52.68194 (Signal Hill)
Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain France
Commanders and leaders
William Amherst Guillaume de Bellecombe
Strength
1,559 800
Casualties and losses
4–5 killed
19 wounded		 20–40 killed
700 captured

The Battle of Signal Hill, fought on 15 September 1762, was the last battle of the French and Indian War. A British force under Lieutenant-colonel William Amherst recaptured St. John's, which the French had seized earlier that year in a surprise attack.

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