François Bâby House

François Bâby House is a National Historic Site of Canada in Windsor, Ontario.

Ontario · 254 Pitt Street West, Windsor, Ontario · location approximate

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THE FRANÇOIS BABY HOUSE This house and adjacent farmland were the property of François Baby (1763-1856), first member for Kent in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada (1792-96), militia officer and Assistant Quarter Master General during the War of 1812. When the Americans invaded Canada in July 1812, Brigadier Genearl William Hull set up his headquarters in François Baby's house and camped his troops on the farm. After Hull's withdrawal, British guns mounted here covered Isaac Brock's advance across the river to capture Detroit on 16 August 1812.

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LA MAISON BABY Lors de l'invasion du Canada, le 12 juillet 1812, le brigadier-générak Hull établit son quartier général dans cette maison et campa son armée sur la ferme attenante, propriétés de François Baby (1763-1856), premier député du comté de Kent à l'Assemblée législative en 1792, lieutenant-colonel dandla milice et assistant quartier-maitre général durant la guerre de 1812. L'artillerie britannique, installée ici, couvrit l'avance de l'armée du général Isaac Brock. François Baby assista à la reddition du fort Détroit, le 16 aout 1812.

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François Bâby House

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