Sentence:  The latter , members of two regiments of Swiss mercenaries transported by Great Britain to Canada to fight the Americans in the War of 1812 , had settled in <WSD>Montreal</WSD> and Kingston at the close of the war in 1815 . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world