Guy Carleton

Guy Carleton (3rd September 1724 – 10th November 1808) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and administrator. He twice served as Governor of the Province of Quebec, from 1768 to 1778, concurrently serving as Governor General of British North America in that time, and again from 1785 to 1795.[1] The title Baron Dorchester was created on 21 August 1786. 
He commanded British troops in the American War of Independence, first leading the defence of Quebec during the 1775 rebel invasion and the 1776 counteroffensive that drove the rebels from the province. In 1782 and 1783 he led as the commander-in-chief of all British forces in North America. In this capacity he was notable for carrying out the Crown's promise of freedom to slaves who joined the British, and he oversaw the evacuation of British forces, Loyalists and more than 3,000 freedmen from New York City in 1783 to transport them to a British colony. Toward this end, Carleton assigned Samuel Birch to create the Book of Negroes.
== Popular Culture ==
=== Appearances ===
==== Variants ====
The following list is of explicit appearances of Guy Carleton.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
2000	Sir Guy Carleton 	
* Canada: A People's History, episode "A Question of Loyalties"	
* Carleton was portrayed by Nigel BennettA Question of Loyalties - IMDBNigel Bennett - IMDB, James Wolfe was portrayed by Robert Joy, Sir Isaac Brock was portrayed by Stephen McHattie, and Tecumseh was portrayed by Lorne Cardinal.
2015	General Guy Carleton	
* The Book of Negroes, episode "Episode One"	
* Portrayed by David Christoffel.The Book of Negroes - IMDBDavid Christoffel - IMDB
* George Washington is portrayed by Rick Roberts in the same episode.Rick Roberts - IMDB
== Links ==
* Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester on Wikipedia
* Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorechester on the Canadian Encyclopedia
== References ==
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