The Statue of Jean Vauquelin (french: Monument à Jean Vauquelin) by is a sculpture installed in

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's Vauquelin Square, in

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, Canada in 1930. The statue depicts an event that took place during the

Battle of Pointe-aux-Trembles The Battle of Pointe-aux-Trembles was a naval and land engagement that took place on 16 May 1760 during the French and Indian War on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River. It was near the present-day village of Neuville, in New France, du ...

in the

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on 16 May 1760 during the

French and Indian War The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the ...

Jean Vauquelin Jean Vauquelin (February 1728 – 10 November 1772) was a French naval officer. Vauquelin came to Canada as part of the naval force involved in the Seven Years' War. He arrived in 1758 in command of the frigate ''Atalante''. Ensuring action invo ...

is shown standing on the deck of the frigate ''Atalante'' in front of the mast having nailed his

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to it. He fought for two hours with persistent bravery till his ammunition was spent before surrendering. The statue was created by sculptor Eugène-Paul Benet.

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