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Shipwreck at Egg Island
Henry Bernadet

Shipwreck at Egg Island

  • Documentary
RELEASE

2019-10-24

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

45 min

Description

Patrick Bourgeois dives into the history of one of the worst naval tragedies that ever occurred in Quebec. In 1711, Admiral Hovenden Walker lead a 75-ship English fleet, carrying 15 000 soldiers, towards Quebec City. Eight of his boats shipwrecked on l’Île-aux-oeufs and 1000 people lost their life.