Plaque commémorative de l'évasion du Royal George (1812)

ESCAPE OF THE ROYAL GEORGE 1812

Opposite here is the gap between Amherst Island and the
eastern tip of Prince Edward County. On November 9, 1812,
the British corvette “Royal George” (22 guns), commanded
by Commodore Hugh Earl (e), was intercepted off False Duck
Islands by an American fleet, comprising seven ships under
Commodore Isaac Chauncey. Pursued by the enemy, “Royal
George” escaped through this gap into the Bay of Quinte’s
North Channel. The chase resumed in light winds the
following day when she arrived safely in Kingston harbour.
Chauncey, intent on capturing the largest British warship
then on Lake Ontario, attacked her in the harbour but after
exchanging fire with “Royal George” and shore batteries,
was forced to withdraw.

Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.