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Dundas County Militia. The Dundas County Militia was a regiment of the provincial militia of Upper Canada that was raised in Dundas County, Ontario, in the 1780s. [1] The battle honours and legacy of the Dundas Militia are perpetuated by the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders.
1 killed. several wounded. Some wounded and killed. The Battle of Matilda, also known as the Battle of Toussaint's Island, was an early skirmish of the War of 1812 fought on September 16, 1812 between American and Canadian militia in the St. Lawrence River near the township of Matilda, in Dundas County. [1]
The Wentworth Regiment. Originated on 23 May 1872, in Dundas, Ontario, as the 77th Wentworth Battalion of Infantry. Redesignated on 8 May 1900, as the 77th Wentworth Regiment. Redesignated on 1 May 1920, as The Wentworth Regiment. Amalgamated on 15 December 1936, with The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and Redesignated as The Royal Hamilton ...
The Dundas Militia fired a volley on the 20th Infantry and 1st U.S. Rifles as they advanced towards the breastworks, and a sharp firefight broke out with the American forces. Outnumbered and outgunned by the accuracy of the riflemen, the Militia quickly retired from their positions at Point Iroquois and Fort Matilda and retreated eastwards to ...
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders was raised in Cornwall, Ontario, on 3 July 1868, as the 59th "Stormont and Glengarry" Battalion of Infantry.It was redesignated as the 59th "Stormont" Battalion of Infantry on 22 June 1883; as the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Battalion of Infantry on 23 March 1888; and as the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment on 8 May 1900.
Col. Hamilton Jessup. The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar Rifles) was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army) based in Grenville County, Ontario. In 1936, the regiment was converted to artillery and would later become part of the 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales ...
In 1837, the Dundas County Militia was reorganized into two battalions with the 1st Battalion (Winchester and Williamsburg Townships) commanded by Col. John Crysler and Lt-Col. J. McDonell. [24] The Embodied Dundas Militia fought during the Rebellions of 1837–1838 at the Battle of the Windmill. A prominent local man, Major Robert Gray, served ...
Depiction of the Canadian militia, fencibles, and First Nations during the Battle of the Chateauguay.. When the United States and the United Kingdom went to war against each other in 1812, the major land theatres of war were Upper Canada (broadly the southern portion of the present day province of Ontario), Michigan Territory, Lower Canada (roughly the southern part of present-day Quebec) and ...