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Events from the year 1779 in Canada.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• James Cook killed by Hawaiian natives, cutting short his search for Northwest Passage.