During the Patriot War, few of the US-based civilian armies that amassed to attack Upper Canada had the luxury of a competent leader or posed any real threat to that British colony. The principal exception was Henry S. Handy and the regiments he formed and armed in 1838.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Colonel John Prince: Battlefield Executions
On December 4, 1838, a band of about 160 Hunters and Patriots
crossed from Detroit in the predawn darkness and took over the village of Windsor in western Upper Canada. They were ultimately chased out by the local
militia.
When the local militia commander, Colonel John Prince arrived
with four more companies of defenders, nothing remained of the battle but smoke
and casualties. Upon hearing details of the attack, Colonel Prince began a
ruthless campaign of summary justice, executing five prisoners.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Elijah Woodman: From Pacifist to Rebel
Of
the 10 published personal accounts by Patriot War rebels, the biography of
Elijah Crocker Woodman appeared last, 113 years after his death. Unlike the
other Patriot War chroniclers transported to a distant penal colony, he never
made it home.
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