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	John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1829, Colborne founded Upper Canada College as a school based on the elite English public school model to educate boys in preparation for becoming leaders of the colonies.
		Colborne was a strong supporter of the Church of England and British traditions and an opponent of responsible government.
		Colborne raised a local militia to join the same contingent of British regulars to suppress a rebel force in December 1837.
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	SEATON, SIR JOHN COLBORNE, 1ST BARON - LoveToKnow Article on SEATON, SIR JOHN COLBORNE, 1ST BARON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		SEATON, SIR JOHN COLBORNE, IST BARON (1778-1863), British field marshal, was born at Lyndhurst, Hants, on the i6th of February 1778 and entered the 2Oth (Lancashire Fusiliers) in 1794, winning thereafter every step in his regimental promotion without purchase.
		In the summer of 1809 Lieut.-Colonel Colborne was again in the Peninsula, and before taking command of the 66th regiment, he witnessed the defeat of the Spaniards at Ocana.
		At the peace he was made colonel, aide-de-camp to the Prince Regent and K.C.B. In 1815 Colborne and the 52nd at Waterloo played a brilliant part in the repulse of the Old Guard at the close of the day.
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	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		Colborne’s arrival prompted unusual expectations of redress of grievances and of a liberal conduct that must strain his natural conservatism and soldierly concepts of constitutional limitation and duty.
		Colborne treated the assembly as a debating group, and expressed concern over the Legislative Council’s frequent intransigence in blocking strongly supported assembly measures, but he was not ready to strengthen the assembly itself.
		Colborne felt that Glenelg appointed him to the post to indicate his respect for him despite his having had to remove him from Upper Canada and because he was an experienced military leader whose presence in Lower Canada might encourage moderation and discourage civil disorder.
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		Colborne, Sir John, 1st Baron Seaton, soldier, colonial administrator (b at Lyndhurst, Eng 16 Feb 1778; d at Torquay, Eng 17 Apr 1863).
		Colborne entered the British army in 1794 and distinguished himself at Waterloo (1815).
		Colborne vigorously promoted public works and immigration and saw the colony's population increase by 50% between 1830 and 1833.
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	Dictionary of Canadian Biography
		Colborne himself declared that the report had “done much harm in both Provinces, by furnishing the disaffected with arguments that suit their views.
		Colborne was even less sympathetic with the measure of colonial self-government, however limited, that Durham proposed for the new union.
		Colborne believed the new governor would have been greatly assisted had union come about under his own superintendence, and he would not “stand behind his amiable, conciliating, propitiating successor.” At Quebec, on 19 Oct. 1839, Sir John yielded office to Thomson, and was invested with the gcb.
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	John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton (February 16, 1778 – April 17, 1863), British (British: The people of Great Britain) field marshal (field marshal: An officer holding the highest rank in the army), was born at Lyndhurst, Hants (Hants: hampshire (abbr....
		In the summer of 1809 Lieut.-Colonel Colborne was again in the Peninsula (Peninsula: A large mass of land projecting into a body of water), and before taking command of the 66th regiment, he witnessed the defeat of the Spaniards at Ocana.
		Colborne suppressed the rebellion with great violence and, in December 1837, he personally led the assault on St-Eustache (St-Eustache: more facts about this subject) in Lower Canada (Lower Canada: lower canada was a british colony in north america, at the downstream end of the saint...
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		John Colborne, who was later to become 1st Baron Seaton, was born in 1778 at Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England.
		In the ensuing peace Colborne remained strongly attached to the military, but also undertook a series of civil appointments, in which he was greatly aided by the charm and grace of his wife Elizabeth, daughter of James Younge, an English clergyman.
		Colborne's most controversial act was the designation of rectory lands for the Church of England, the timing of which was extraordinarily inappropriate, arousing opposition from radicals, Reformers and many moderates; an act which later precipitated the unrest of 1837 and prompted the colonial secretary, Lord Glenelg, to recall him in 1837.
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		Colborne erhielt mehrere Orden, wurde Vizegouverneur der Kanalinsel Guernsey (1821–1828) und 1825 Generalmajor.
		In der folgenden Nacht brannten Colbornes Truppen den Ort völlig nieder.
		Colborne kehrte nach Quebec zurück und schlug abermals die Rebellion schnell und effektiv nieder.
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	Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		In 1835 he was made commander in chief of Canadian forces, and he suppressed the rebellions of 1837 and 1838.
		He was governor in chief of British North America in 1839, the year he was made a baron.
		After he left Canada he served as lord high commissioner of the Ionian Islands (1843–49) and commanded the forces in Ireland (1855–60).
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		John I of Dreux (in French Jean I de Dreux) (1217-October 8 1286), known as the Red due to the colour of his beard, was duke of Brittany, from 1237 to his death.
		John II of Dreux (in French Jean II de Dreux) (1239-November 18 1305) was duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, from 1286 to his death.
		John Whitelock (1757 - December 23, 1833), British soldier, was doubtless a descendant of Sir James Whitelocke.
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	Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton
		He afterwards fought with Wellington, and was wounded at Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain.
		Seaton was promoted to the rank of general in 1854 and field-marshal in 1860.
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	WATERLOO MEDAL TO THE FAMED 52ND.
		He was natural soldier with talent and no patronage Colborne enlisted as an ensign in the 20th regiment in 1794 and won every step without purchase.
		At Waterloo Colborne was again commanding the 52nd who were brigaded with the 71st and 95th regiments in Lord Hill's Division on the British Extreme right (around Hougomount).
		Sir John Colborne brought the 52nd Foot round to outflank the French column as it passed his brigade, fired a destructive volley into the left flank of the Chasseurs and attacked with the bayonet.
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	Encyclopedia: 1829 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		January 4 - Sir John Colborne, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada founds Upper Canada College, as a feeder school to the newly formed University of Toronto and a home for the colony's upper class.
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	List of British Field Marshals
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	Regency Collection's Guide to AN INFAMOUS ARMY - People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He commands the British Light Brigade which lincludes the 1st Battalion of Colbornes' 52nd, the 71st Highlanders, he 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 95th regiment, Colonel Du Plat's Brigade of the KGL and Hew Halkett's Hanoverian Landwehr battalions.
		Commander of a French division in the second wave of attack on the Allies, his division in two brigades led by Quiot and Bourgeois march side by side and move to encircle the fortified farmhouse of la Haye Sainte which formed the centre of the Allied line.
		He is in Baron Collearts division of Dutch Belgic cavalry.
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	Military - Who was who on the Peninsula and at Waterloo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		There was some confusion here and the 2nd division (Colborne's) ended up under extreme fire and in peril from the French cavalry who almost immediately wiped out three battalions and were pushing into the rear of the army, Cole's 4th Division arrived in the nick of time to save them.
		With the South of Spain safe in June 1811 Wellington put him in command of the 1st, 6th and 7th division (as an army corps) as well as giving him two brigades of cavalry which he set to work with against Badajos in one of the first unsuccessful attempts against the fortified city.
		He went back to Britain again on January 1st 1813 but he returned again to take command the 43rd in August of that year and served to the end of the war in 1814.
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		Colborne was Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1828 to 1836.
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		John Molson of the steamboat, Accommodation, was the beginning of steam navigation on the St.Lawrence.
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	Colborne, John on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		COLBORNE, JOHN [Colborne, John] see Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron.
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		Canadisk/CanPix 06-15-1989 Colborne, John, Lord Seaton 1778-1863Soldier; served in the Peninsular War, and at Waterloo in 1815; Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (1828-
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	Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		SEATON, JOHN COLBORNE, 1ST BARON [Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron] 1778-1863, British soldier and colonial administrator.
		After he left Canada he served as lord high commissioner of the Ionian Islands (1843-49) and commanded the forces in Ireland (1855-60).
		He was made a field marshal in 1860.
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	Encyclopedia: Bobcaygeon, Ontario (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1833, shortly after the settlement of this region began, Thomas Need settled here at "Bobcaygeon", the narrows between Sturgeon and Pigeon Lakes.
		When the government began the construction in that year of a small lock and canal, Need surveyed a village plot, which was named Rokeby by Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Colborne but was still commonly called Bobcaygeon.
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		Seaton, John Colborne, 1st Baron 1778–1863, British soldier and colonial administrator.
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		The intention was to train poor boys in mathematical and scientific skills that would prove useful in navigation and trade and to supply apprentices to merchant and trading companies involved in the exploration and mercantile expansion of the emerging British Empire.
		John Flamsteed was among the first to teach astronomy to pupils at the school.
		The girls' school moved to Hertford in the 18th century.
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	SEATON, SIR JOHN COLBORNE - Online Information article about SEATON, SIR JOHN COLBORNE
		Colonel Colborne was again in the See also:
		Regent and K.C.B. In 1815 Colborne and the 52nd at See also:
		general in 1825, Colborne was soon after-wards made lieutenant-See also:
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	Category:British Field Marshals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg (26 October 1778 - 23 April 1866) was a Scottish (Scottish: The dialect of English used in Scotland) politician (politician: A person active in party politics) and colonial administrator.
		He was born in India (India: A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947), the eldest son of Charles Grant (Charles Grant: charles grant (born september 3, 1978) is an american football player who currently...
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	List of British Field Marshals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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