John By bronze plaque

London, England, United Kingdom

Lieutenant Colonel John By, Royal Engineers Founder of Ottawa, Capital of Canada John By was born near this place and baptised in the church of St. Mary-at-Lambeth, August 10, 1779, After a distinguished career in Canada and in the Peninsular War, he was called out of retirement in 1826 and sent to

Canada to build the Rideau Canal waterway. A defence project, the waterway would extend 200 kilometres from the Ottawa River to Lake Ontario. It penetrated uncharted lakes and rivers, virgin forest, r

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