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Royal Square, St Helier. A statue of the King George II (by John Cheere) was erected in the square in 1751 in gratitude of the king's gift of �200 for a new harbour, and the market place was renamed Royal Square, although the name has remained L?i?Marchi (the old market).
One paving slab is engraved to inform us that the Battle of Jersey took place here on the 6th January 1781.
<a href="http://channel-islands.geographs.org/photo/327">WV6548 : Battle of Jersey, Royal Square, St Helier</a>
French forces attempted to seize Jersey as the island was used by British privateers threatening American shipping during the American Revolutionary War.

France was an ally of the United States.
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Source From channel-islands.geographs.org; transferred by User:oxyman using geograph_org2commons.
Author Bob Embleton
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Camera location49° 11′ 01.9″ N, 2° 06′ 21.13″ W  Heading=90° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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