Battle of Signal Hill

Battle of Signal Hill
	Part of the Seven Years' War
	; Vue de la descente a Terre Neuve par le chevalier de Ternay en 1762, Unknown artist
Date	September 15, 1762
Location	St. John's, Newfoundland47°34′11″N 52°40′55″W
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	France
Commanders and leaders
William Amherst	Guillaume Léonard
Strength
1,559	800
Casualties and losses
24 killed and wounded	40 killed and wounded

The Battle of Signal Hill was fought on September 15, 1762, and was the last battle of the North American theatre of the Seven Years' 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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