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In 1711, a large fleet commanded by [[Hovenden Walker|Admiral Walker]] was sent from [[England]] to take [[Quebec]]. However, due to fog on the St. Lawrence, the British ships ran aground on the lle-aux-Oeufs reefs. The point of land just across the reefs was thereby named Pointe-aux-Anglais, in honour of the ill-fated expedition. Eight ships went down with more than 900 men |
In 1711, a large fleet commanded by [[Hovenden Walker|Admiral Walker]] was sent from [[England]] to take [[Quebec]]. However, due to fog on the St. Lawrence, the British ships ran aground on the lle-aux-Oeufs reefs. The point of land just across the reefs was thereby named Pointe-aux-Anglais, in honour of the ill-fated expedition. Eight ships went down with more than 900 men in [[List of disasters of the United Kingdom and preceding states|one of the worst naval disasters]] in British history. It comprises the sectors of Pointe-aux-Anglais and [[Rivière-Pentecôte]]. In Pointe-aux-Anglais, the [[ecomuseum]] explains how the English failed in their attempt to attack the area in 1711.<ref>Nos Racines (Canadiens history), ''Nos Racines'' (Les Éditions Transmo) 1979, p. 382-383.</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:04, 22 August 2016
Pointe-aux-Anglais is a community in the city of Port-Cartier, Quebec, Canada, located halfway between Sept-Îles and Baie-Comeau (232 km), and some 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the town centre of Port-Cartier itself.
The "Stations of the cross" in the village church were sculpted by Médard Bourgault, an artist from Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.
History
In 1711, a large fleet commanded by Admiral Walker was sent from England to take Quebec. However, due to fog on the St. Lawrence, the British ships ran aground on the lle-aux-Oeufs reefs. The point of land just across the reefs was thereby named Pointe-aux-Anglais, in honour of the ill-fated expedition. Eight ships went down with more than 900 men in one of the worst naval disasters in British history. It comprises the sectors of Pointe-aux-Anglais and Rivière-Pentecôte. In Pointe-aux-Anglais, the ecomuseum explains how the English failed in their attempt to attack the area in 1711.[1]
References
- ^ Nos Racines (Canadiens history), Nos Racines (Les Éditions Transmo) 1979, p. 382-383.