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{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}{{Year box}}{{History of Canada}}Events from the year 1779 in Canada. IncumbentsGovernors- Governor of the Province of Quebec: Frederick Haldimand
- Governor of Nova Scotia: Lord William Campbell
- Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: John Byron
- Governor of St. John's Island: Walter Patterson
Events- At a Parliamentary investigation, General Burgoyne charges failure to the Canadian forces and to St. Luc, commander of the Indians.
- A retaliatory U.S. campaign destroys Indian towns and crops, breaking the Iroquois League's power.
- The American colonies ally with Spain.
Births{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}Deaths- February 14 – James Cook killed by Hawaiian natives, cutting short his search for Northwest Passage. (born 1728)
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