About Me
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What I tend to work on
editI'm interested in writing local histories in Atlantic Canada, specifically as they relate to the military raids and battles that happened in various communities. I also focus particularly on Hants County, Nova Scotia.
Pages I created
edit- Northeast Coast Campaign (1675)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1676)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1677)
- Battle off Port La Tour (1677)
- Fort Pentagouet
- Battle of Placentia (1692)
- Province Galley (ship)
- Simon-Gérard de La Place
- Fort Loyal
- Naval battle off St. John (1691)
- Charles Frost (military officer)
- Raid on Groton
- Raid on Oyster River
- Battle at Chedabucto (Guysborough)
- Bay of Fundy (1696)
- Siege of Pemaquid (1696)
- Fort William Henry (Pemaquid Beach, Maine) (major revisions)
- Raid on Chignecto (1696)
- Siege of Fort Nashwaak (1696)
- Avalon Peninsula Campaign
- Meductic Indian Village / Fort Meductic
- Fort Nashwaak
- Raid on Haverhill (1697)
- Fort St. Louis (Guysborough County, Nova Scotia)
Queen Anne's War
edit- Fort Mary (Maine)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1703)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1712)
- Raid on Grand Pré
- Benjamin Church (ranger) (major revisions)
- Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste
- John Williams (Reverend)
- Winthrop Hilton
- Richard Jacques (military officer)
- Johnson Harmon
- Fort Frederick (Newfoundland)
- Samuel Gledhill
- Fort St. George (Thomaston, Maine)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1723)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1724)
- Battle at Winnepang (Jeddore Harbour)
- Battle at Pequawket (Fryeburg)
- Battle of Norridgewock
- John Gyles - significant revisions
- Jeremiah Moulton
- Fort Richmond (Maine)
- Fort William Augustus
- Fort Menaskoux
King Georges War
edit- Siege of Louisbourg (1745) - major revisions
- David Donahew
- Daniel Fones
- Newfoundland Campaign (1744)
- Capture of the Vigilant
- Edward Tyng
- Benjamin Goldthwait
- Naval battle off Tatamagouche
- Siege of Annapolis Royal (1745)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1745)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1746)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1747)
- Siege of Port Toulouse (St. Peter’s)
- Battle at Port-la-Joye
- Duc d'Anville Expedition
- William Pote
- Charles Morris (surveyor general) (significant revisions)
- Gorham's Rangers
- Jedidiah Preble
- Hugh Warburton (significant revisions)
- Benjamin Green (merchant) (significant revisions)
- John Rous (significant revisions)
- William Lloyd (British Naval officer)
- John Brewse
- Winckworth Tonge (significant revisions)
- Ephraim Cook (mariner)
- Edward Cornwallis (significant revisions)
- Thomas Wood (reverend)
- William Paget (actor)
- John Connor (mariner)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1755)
- John Hamilton (British army officer)
- Nicholas Cox (Lieutenant-Governor)
- Patrick Sutherland
- John Hale (British Army officer)
- Edward How
- William Clapham
- Francis Bartelo
- Acadian Exodus
- Fort Vieux Logis
- Fort Menagoueche
- Fort Gaspareaux
- Fort Sackville (Nova Scotia)
- Alexander Murray (British army officer)
- Fort Edward (Nova Scotia)
- George Scott (army officer)
- Otho Hamilton
- Silvanus Cobb
- Battle at St. Croix
- Siege of Grand Pre
- Raid on Dartmouth (1749)
- Raid on Dartmouth (1751)
- Battle at Chignecto
- Jean-Baptiste Cope
- Joseph-Nicolas Gautier
- Attack at Mocodome
- Battle off Isle Madame
- Citadel Hill (Fort George) - significant revisions
- Treaty of 1752
- Fort Lawrence (major revisions)
French and Indian War
edit- Fort Morris (Nova Scotia)
- Ephraim Cook (mariner)
- Lawrence (schooner)
- Anthony Henry (Printer)
- Wolfe-Montcalm Monument
- Cape Sable Campaign
- Fort Pownall (significant revisions)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1755)
- Northeast Coast Campaign (1756)
- Hervey Smythe
- Lunenburg Campaign (1758)
- Fort Frederick (Saint John, New Brunswick)
- Fort Clarence (Nova Scotia)
- Fort Ellis (Nova Scotia) (significant revisions)
- Expulsion of the Acadians (significant revisions)
- Bay of Fundy Campaign (1755)
- Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign (1758)
- Ile Saint-Jean Campaign
- Petitcodiac River Campaign
- St. John River Campaign
- Joseph Godin
- Raid on Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1756)
- Jeremiah Bancroft
- Burying the Hatchet ceremony (Nova Scotia)
- Thomas Pichon
American Revolution
edit- Alexander Graydon
- John Nutting (loyalist)
- 1776 Project
- Rupert George
- Henry Francis Evans
- Thomas Wright (Surveyor-General)
- Stephen Smith (privateer)
- John Selman (privateer)
- Nicholson Broughton
- William Williams (naval officer)
- Joseph Olney
- David Ropes (privateer)
- Benjamin Kent
- Jacob Bailey (author) (major revision)
- George Preston (military officer)
- Samuel Birch (military officer)
- Thomas Dixson (significant revision)
- William Neville Gardiner
- Samuel Bayard
- John Frost (minister)
- John Seccombe
- Timothy Houghton
- Nova Scotia in the American Revolution
- Timothy Hierlihy
- Capture of the USS Hancock
- Peter Etter
- Gilfred Studholme
- Bernard Michael Houseal
- George Wait Babcock
- Herbert Woodbury
- Fort Hughes (Nova Scotia)
- James Boggs (surgeon)
- William Brattle
- Hibbert Newton Binney
- Edward Winslow (scholar)
- James Murray (loyalist)
- Foster Hutchinson (loyalist)
- Foster Hutchinson
- Benjamin Kent
- Johann Gottlob Schmeisser
- Battle off Fairhaven
- Noah Stoddard
- Thomas Gilbert (military officer)
- John Robert Grant
- Francis McLean (British army officer)
- New Ireland (Maine)
- Naval battle off Halifax
- Raid on St. John (1775)
- Battle off Yarmouth (1777)
- Raid on Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (1775)
- Naval battle off Cape Breton (significant revisions)
- Raid on Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1782)
- Battle off Liverpool, Nova Scotia (1778)
- Raid on Annapolis Royal (1781)
- Battle off Cape Split
- Raid on Canso (1776)
- Siege of Saint John (1777)
- Duke of Cumberland's Regiment
- John Small (British Army officer)
- 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants)(significant revisions)
84th regiment - Good work. Excellent article. When are you going to nominate it for an award? You (the main editors) should! --Kevlar (talk • contribs) 07:55, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
- John James Snodgrass
- Thomas Huxley (military officer)
- Major Thomas Fortye
- James Fullarton
- Peter Waterhouse (military officer)
- Herbert Clifford
War of 1812
edit- Royal Navy Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- Henry Whitby
- HMS Atalante (1808)
- Nova Scotia Fencibles
- New Ireland (Maine)
- Young Teazer (signficant revisions)
- John Houlton Marshall
- David Rowlands (surgeon)
Crimean War
edit- Welsford-Parker Monument (significant revisions)
- William O'Grady Haly (major revisions)
- Fenwick Williams (minor revisions)
- Battle of the Great Redan
- Charles Ash Windham
- Victoria Rifles (Nova Scotia)
- Chebucto Grays
Indian Mutiny
edit- John Eardley Inglis (minor revisions)
- William Hall (VC) (minor revisions)
American Civil War
editNorth West Rebellion
editSecond Boer War
edit- Harold Lothrop Borden
- John Laurie (soldier) (major revisions)
- George Brenton Laurie
- Battle of Witpoort
- South African War Memorial (Halifax)
- Francis Joseph Fitzgerald
- William James Armitage
WWI
edit- Sam Gloade
- 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles), CEF
- Amherst Internment Camp
- Walter Harris Callow
- George Brenton Laurie
- HMHS Llandovery Castle
- Ransford D. Bucknam
Spanish Civil War
editWWII
edit- William M. Jones
- SS Point Pleasant Park
- Camp Norway
- Mona Louise Parsons
- HMCS Lady Nelson
- Edward Francis Arab
Hants County, Nova Scotia
edit- Osmond O'Brien Shipyard
- Douglas, Nova Scotia
- Noel Doiron
- Duke William (ship)
- William Nichols (mariner)
- William Dawson Lawrence
- William D. Lawrence Shipyard
 | On 28 August 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Dawson Lawrence, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Rlevse • Talk • 12:03, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
Local military history
edit- Knoydart, Nova Scotia
- Baleine, Nova Scotia
- Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia
- Grand Parade (Halifax)
- Halifax Public Gardens - monuments and commemoration section
- Impressment (Nova Scotia)
- Prince of Wales Tower
- Port-Royal (Acadia)
Artists
edit- James Henry Nixon
- Samuel Nixon (sculptor)
- Nita Carritte
- George Wylie Hutchinson
- John Merrick (architect)
- Bill Lynch Show
- Grizelda Elizabeth Cottnam Tonge
- Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts (major contribution)
- Nova Scotia - history and culture sections
- Laurence Bradford Dakin
- Mildred Dixon
- William J. Weaver
- Brian Ahern (producer)
- William Valentine (painter)
- Welsford-Parker Monument
- John Wilson (sculptor)
- Firemen's Memorial (Boston)
- Cowles Art School
- Hamilton MacCarthy
- Victoria Park, Halifax
- Robert Field (painter)
- William Gush
- George Lang (builder)
- Canadian Bioscope Company
- Bob Chambers (cartoonist)
- Donald A. Mackay (illustrator)
- Théâtre de Neptune
- Edward Cornwallis Statue
- Stephen Kemble (major revisions)
- Kemble family (major revisions)
- Ann Hatton (nee Kemble) (major revisions)
- Elizabeth Satchell (major revisions)
Buildings
edit- Royal Navy Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- Naval Museum of Halifax (significant revisions)
- Black-Binney House
- Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts (major revisions)
- Cornwallis Street Baptist Church
- Cambridge Military Library
- Zoé Vallé Memorial Library
- Fort Pentagouet
- Morris House (Halifax)
- The Carleton
- Quaker Whaler House
- Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church
- List of oldest buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- List of historic places in the Halifax Regional Municipality
- The Halifax Club
- Historic Properties (Halifax)
- Royal Artillery Park (Halifax)
- Great Pontack (Halifax)
- St. Paul's Church (Halifax) - major revisions
- CFB Halifax - major revisions
- Ross Farm Museum (major revisions)
- Sir Sandford Fleming Park (major revisions)
- Province House (Nova Scotia) (major revisions)
- Grand Parade (Halifax)
- Scott Manor House
Historians
editMi'kmaq
edit- John Denny Jr.
- Halifax Treaties
- Shubenacadie Indian Residential School
- Mic-Mac hockey stick
- Grand Council (Mi'kmaq)
- Gabriel Sylliboy
- List of Grand Chiefs (Mi'kmaq)
- Jacques-Pierre Peminuit Paul
- Treaty Day
- St. Apenquid’s Chapel
- Military history of the Mi’kmaq people
- Daniel N. Paul
- Jerry Lonecloud
- Mi'kmaq people (major revisions)
Acadia
edit- Acadia (major revisions)
- Acadians (major revisions)
- History of the Acadians (major revisions)
- Deputy (Acadian)
- Pierre II Surette
- New Holland (Acadia)
- Military history of the Acadians
- Captivity narrative - Acadia/ Nova Scotia section
- Silas McLellan
Black
edit- Coleman Hughes
- David Downey
- Black Nova Scotians - significant revisions
- William Pearly Oliver
- Frederick William Bissett
- Viola Desmond - significant changes
- John Burton (minister)
- James Drummond MacGregor
- Africville Apology
- Walter Bromley
- Royal Acadian School
Women
editLunenburg
edit- Jonathan Prescott (military officer)
- Thomas Shreve
- Dettlieb Christopher Jessen
- St. Peter's Anglican Church (West LaHave, Nova Scotia)
- John Payzant
- Roger Aitken
- Hillcrest Cemetery (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia)
- Bruin Romkes Comingo
- St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Lunenburg)
- Jean-Baptiste Moreau (clergyman)
- Robert Vincent (clergyman)
- St. John's Anglican Church (Lunenburg)
- Sebastian Zouberbuhler
- James Cuppaidge Cochran
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Lunenburg)
Other
edit- William Winniett
- John Thomas Twining
- Robert Willis (minister)
- Coleman Hughes
- William Bruce Almon
- William James Almon
- Sidney Culverwell Oland
- Farewell to Nova Scotia - major revisions
- Pollett's Cove -major revisions
- Old Parish Burying Ground (Windsor, Nova Scotia)
- William Bowie (merchant)
- Leonard Lockman
- Robert Fitzgerald Uniacke
- Alexander McKay (educator)
- Blue Note Jazz Club (major revisions)
- Stedman Rawlins
- William Cochran (clergyman)
- Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (major revisions)
- HMS Vernon (1832)
- North British Society
- Duncan Clark (surgeon)
- Richard Tremain
- Joshua Mauger
- Alexander Brymer
- HMS Blonde (1760)
- Blonde Rock, Nova Scotia
- Susannah Oland
- Charles Frederick Fraser
- Halifax School for the Blind
- James Scott Hutton
- Halifax School for the Deaf
- Compagnies Franches de la Marine (major revisions)
- Charitable Irish Society of Halifax
- Military history of the Maliseet people
- Midland Railway (Canada)
- Military history of Nova Scotia
- 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (major revisions)
- Atlantic Neptune
- Madame de Saint-Laurent
- Fort Ste. Marie de Grace
- Amalgamation of the Halifax Regional Municipality
- Lewis John Stringer
- Daniel A. Bean
- Francis Joseph Fitzgerald
- Washington Grays (Philadelphia)
- Clonard Keating
- Halifax Volunteer Battalion
- 40th Regiment of Foot
- Nova Scotia Council
- St. Mary's Church, Cardigan
Pages to which I made significant contributions
editLocal military histories
edit- Nova Scotia - history
- History of Nova Scotia and all the raids and battle wiki sites linked to it
- History of the Halifax Regional Municipality - significant revisions
- Bay of Fundy - history
- Port Royal, Nova Scotia and all the raids and battle wiki sites linked to it
- Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia and all the raids and battle wiki sites linked it
- Country Harbour, Nova Scotia
- Isthmus of Chignecto and all the raids and battle wiki sites linked to it
- Canso, Nova Scotia and all the raids and battle wiki sites linked to it
- Guysborough, Nova Scotia (community) and all the raids and battle wiki sites link to it
- Englishtown, Nova Scotia
- St. Peter's, Nova Scotia
- Sambro, Nova Scotia
- Sambro Island Light
- Hillsborough River (Prince Edward Island)
- Windsor, Nova Scotia
- Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia
- Villagedale, Nova Scotia
- Port La Tour, Nova Scotia
- Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
- Lunenburg, Nova Scotia - history
- Lawrencetown, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
- History of Dartmouth
- City of Halifax - history
- History of Prince Edward Island
- History of New Brunswick
- Saint John, New Brunswick - history
- Fredericton, New Brunswick - history
- Miramichi, New Brunswick
- Maugerville, New Brunswick
- Bristol, Maine - history
- Castine, Maine - history
- Thomaston, Maine - history
- Friendship, Maine
- Machias, Maine
- New Ross, Nova Scotia
- Military history of Canada - added military history of the Maritimes
Hants County, Nova Scotia
edit- Noel, Nova Scotia
- Burntcoat Head, Nova Scotia
- Selma, Nova Scotia
- Maitland, Nova Scotia
- Stanley, Nova Scotia
- Upper Rawdon, Nova Scotia
- Windsor, Nova Scotia - history
- Renfrew, Nova Scotia
- Summerville, Nova Scotia
- Hants County, Nova Scotia - history
Military Figures
edit- John Charles Beckwith (army officer)
- Jonathan Eddy
- John Gorham (military officer)
- Benjamin Church (military officer)
- Charles Lawrence (British Army officer)
- Edward Cornwallis
- Jean-Louis Le Loutre
- Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot
- Beaubears Island
- Joseph Broussard (Beausoleil)
Other
edit- Amalgamation of Halifax, Nova Scotia
- New England Planters
- Fort Anne (major revisions)
- Fort Howe
- Canada in the American Civil War
- Evangeline
- Scalping
- Cyrus S. Eaton
Images I've Added to Wiki Commons
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Siege of Louisbourg, 1758 -
Duc D'Anville -
Duc d'Anville Encampment Monument, Birch Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia -
Duc d'Anville Plaque -
St. John River Campaign: Raid on Grimrose (present day Gagetown, New Brunswick). This is the only contemporaneous image of the Expulsion of the Acadians
