"Who Served in Upper Canada?" Topic
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| Tango01 | 31 Dec 2020 3:53 p.m. PST |
"The professional core of the defenders of Upper Canada during the War of 1812 were the British regulars who garrisoned the forts and smaller posts from Cornwall to Fort St. Joseph on Lake Huron. They were augmented by "Fencibles units" which were colonial regulars raised in the various parts of British North America, the most prominent being the Newfoundland Fencibles and the Voltigeurs raised in Lower Canada. The last and largest component of the military in Upper Canada were the local militia…."
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 31 Dec 2020 8:42 p.m. PST |
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