British Forces in North America 1793-1815

DIIID1 MILITARY

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BRIT SH ORC I o H AMERCA 1793- 815

B ITISH FORC S IN NORTH AMERICA 1793-1815

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RENE CHARTRAND COLOUR PLATES BY

GERRY EMBLETON

OSPREY MILITARY

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MarI, Ihe sale of LOllisialla, Indian hOSLililil'!o ;l~ljnsl ,Ill' llnill'd Stall'S and the illl) rc.'snH'llt Il1crican sailors h~'lhe Royal a\, increasnllel1sioll bl'l\I'(Tn lhl' 111'0 'oul1tries, Brilain's Or I 'I,' ill COlllll'il ('oll('('nrin~ 11,111II·. leI .. lsI ~rl'nvill' 'Iilitia.

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A private of the 5th Foot, 1-792. The re9iment served ten years in Canada from 1787. O.M. Spencer, an American who saw

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officers the 5th at Fort Niagara In 1794, recalled their 'long scarlet coats 'aced with light green without any ornament' except sliver buttons and 'their hair clubbed'. The men had white lace with a red line. A regimental order book indicates that correct dress was required even In wilderness outposts. Print after E. Dayes. (Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University. Photo R. Chartrand)

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21 eplember G'1I1anuqllc. :: 2nd Leeds Mililia. 23 pt mb r Pre (' Ll, ': 2nd ;rc:nvill' Mililia, 90 tob I' F iagan LI (M ITill' 1'1'.). 9 October 'ar 'on Eric. 1;, ·aplllrt.' or Brilish hri/{S 1IMS 1>/'II'iI;1 tin I CaINlol/;n: ..J lSI FL. deL, FLD File. cI I. 130 lober QIlt'(:lIswn 1 Il·i "hiS, C: R ,<j ISl 171., 49lh Fl. (flallk CiS.) iag,ra LD (M rrill's Tr.).lsl ork lilili. (I flank co.), 211d Yurk Militia ([hill" ·os.). : rd York '(ililia (Ihlllk cos.), lSi Line 1111 Militia (fl~llIk COS., an I. . Rlinche 's .0. of ~ol()lIr('cl Men), _n I. 41h 5th l.inc In Militi" (flallk ·OS. • Indian'. 21 October ;n 's Mills on .. I Regis Indian R s'r alion), C: Indians. 21 ovemb r Bond ardln 'Ill of Fon 'iag-ara, : ~ (at Fort C 'orge C). ·19th Ft .. Indi-ms. ovemb r ",Imoll River, ': (;Il'ngarry IJ, (:-111. Vt lligllIr(',d Ca .. ISl ;kn~arry J- 2nd Cren\'ille ililia. ov mber 'I' n·hmO\n·sCr'C'k. C (or Black Rock. 2 ): RA, 41st FL. (l.ight 0,)' '-19th '1 .. NFl.D Fcn', Puil1l. C: 191h Olli~t~\lt.

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Officer of the 100th Foot, c.1812, wearing a scarlet coat with yellow collar and cuffs, buttoned up lapels, white turn backs, gold buttons, gOld epaulette with sliver Prince of Wales feathers, a gill belt-plate with sliver '100' and a crowned badge wlth""!lllver leathers. The corps was granted the title 'The Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment' on 2 May 1812, hence the prince's feathers In the Insignia. Silhouette by Buncombe. (National Historic Sites, Parks Canada, Ottawa)

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I Jul F n 'ulli\, n, E;np n. ME: RS I. 19 July .'1 Oa irl'-. I :: 1'1 l.in 'oln Mililia. 20 July Prairie dll .hien. V isconsill: Michigan FeIH. deL. lissi, sippi uls .. Mi.. is ij pi \)1. rl '., PUlhi '1", Cc n. 01'.. ;1'('('11 Ba MiliLia, Indians. 25 July Lun I 's L.ane. 1 : 191h LD. I . lsI FL.. Hth Ft.. ,",1st Ft. (I,i~hl 0.),8!ILh 't .. 1()()Lh 'l., 1(I.~rd Fl., IO..j,th Ft. (flan\" us.), \{ II an " (~I nKL1r1, LI. C In rp raL d Militia, Pruv. LD ( 'ien; 's Tr.l, 2nd Y( rk MiliLia. l'L. 2nd. -It I . 51h Line In liliLia. 1st '~ncl 'orrolk. MiliLia. I 1 .1'0 I'd iliLia, I'L Mid II "C' MiliLia. lsL En'x Ilililia, \ Slern (or ,aldw'll's Rallger, Indians. J·31 ugust Fort Eric. Le. siege and assalllt: I~hh LD. RJ\, RSl\ll, lsi Fl., th FL.. 41.1 Fl.. ~2n I Fl.. 9Lh FL.. IOOLh Fl., 11l:1rrl Ft.. IO·llh 1'1. (Ibnk ·os.), Glcngarr 1.l. In lian;-. 4 Ugusl 1'1. lichililllackillac ()1' 1ackinH .). II: Ifl.n 'CIIC. d'l .. GI 'n~arr)' Ll I 'l., Michigan Fene.. Pc hier's :an. \loIs., Indians. 24 ugu I Bla I nshllrg. ID & a. hingoL n: RA, RSM, 41h Fl., 21s1 Fl.. 44th FL., ,5tlt FI., RM, R an '. 1 pt mb r CaSLin '. 11':: RA R' r. 2!lth FL.. (JOth VI. (7th 13n. Rifk"O t\ ( o.. ). 621ld Fl.. 9 th Ft. 3 ptember Halnpd ·It, ME:RA. R'M. nank ("os. ur~9th Fl.. ti~ltd Fl.. 9 I h Ft.. 3 September B,lIlgo r. IE: ~9tlt Fl. (Bn. ·os.), (\()th Fl. (71h I\n. Rines, I l"U.). 3 ept mbel' Captur or SS Tigrl'.\.\: 'FI.D Fene. rI t.. Indians. ptember FonErie. C(dul'ing' ptcll1b'r,I"c!usi\'c'orl!leSol'lic and aniolt J7 September): J9th LD, ,RS I. 1st Fl., /1111 Fl., Rllt FI .. 2nd FI .. , JLh Fl.. Glcllgan 'l.l, C In('0l""l or-lied lililia, 6 pI mb r "q.)lure or . . rIJl1J;IIII: NFl.I Fen. del., Iltrli'lIls. 6-11 plember Plattslllrg. NY: l~lth LD (2 slluads). \. R,,";M. :kcl FI .. 5111 Fl.. , th Fl. (2nd Bit.. 13th FL.. I (ltlt FL. 27t h Ft. (I Sl • 3rd 11IlS.), :~Uth FI..:5 th Fl., 76th Fl.. 'th Fl.. Dc i[ellrolt. Can. V()ILig-clirs. Can. Cit assell rs, 3rt! L.eSE 1. 12 ptemb r anlt I il1l, ID: R , Ih Ft., ~1.1 Ft.. Hlh ft. H5th fl., RM, RM .In '. 13 eplember Fort IcHcnr', ID: RA. RS II, ..h it Fl.. 21s1 fl.. 41h Ft., ,5th FI .. R 1, RM art". 13 pt mb r 1a ·hias. ME: 29th Ft.. (lOth Fl. (I n. 71h Bn. Rilk. 15 S ptember F n Bo\\ 'cr. AI.: R I. 17 ptember F l'l E"i '. L C. 'oni or: 19th LD. I \, Ist Fl., 111 h Ft.. 81 h FL.. _nd Fl.. c~lth Ft., Y71h Fl.. Glen!-"{arr' U. 15 October 'hippe\\,;\. L C: 2nd Line In MiliLia. 190ctob r .ook·s Mills (on Lyon's Creek), C: I,t 't., ;\t;IlW"TV 1.1. Indialts. 6 ovemb r i a l olm·. 'lills, C: 1st .. 2nd orr Ik lilitia, I.t 0 ... ror 1 Iilitia. I '1 Mi Idlcs ·x Militia, Indiall . 14- D ember Lak' Borgll " r : RM. "Iilors. 23 D c mber ear Vel rc' PlalHation. 7 mil. below ,'II' Orkans. IA: . RS ,-!-th Ft.. 21st Fl., 44th Ft.. 5th Ft.. 9511 Rille-. 24- D mb r re.l)' r Cit ·nl en \' Ih war I ('1\ ('en Briltlin l \ \' L1nls i. su ,d whil 1 rccch " and long gailci ' 1'01' Lhal car. hilL' br 'eclles were al'o st'nt 10 llle nail k COlllpanies c r h tOOth FOOL in Dec -rnber I 121"01' their 1813 is'lIt'. 0111 ne Highland I' 'gilll Ill, III - 9:3rcl, ~l'rv d ill Ol'1h AlIleriGI during this p ·riod. I'll lSI Baualiun was pari or lil . dl med '~s'mall af{ain 'l lhe Am 'ri 'an lines lIillgfOIl \. I.ig/if (,'l/vril')I \ 12 i), :llld W(Jllingf()/I:~"IJ('ri{/li,fTroojJs (M 20