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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