War of 1812 Monument

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The War of 1812 Monument is a bronze and stone memorial on Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital, Ottawa, Ontario. Seven figures—a First Nations individual, a Métis militiaman, a British infantryman, a Quebec Voltigeur a woman bandaging one of them, a Royal Navy marine, and a farmer—represent those who took part on the Canadian side of the War of 1812.[1] Also part of the monument is a maple tree planted in soil taken from 10 Canadian battlefield sites and watered at the dedication with water from six oceans and lakes significant in the War of 1812. It was dedicated on 6 November 2014, the 200th anniversary of the war's final battle in Canada, the Battle of Malcolm's Mills.[2]

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