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The American Invasion of Canada

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by Pierre Berton


  Fort Dearborn, 103, 191–92

  Fort Defiance, 274

  Fort Detroit, 176, 177–78, 179? l8l 82

  Fort Erie, 144, 207, 225, 309; siege of, 317

  Fort George, 20–21, 144, 207, 215, 224, 229, 231, 237, 238, 245, 309, 333? 316

  Fort Grey, 233

  Fort Harrison, 71, 186, 278

  Fort McArthur, 95

  Fort Madison, 186

  Fort Maiden, 118, 128, 141- See alsoFort Amherstburg Fort Meigs, 196, 307, 309? 315

  Fort Miami, 49

  Fort Michilimackinac, see Michilimackinac Fort Necessity, 96

  Fort Niagara, N.Y, 207, 222, 223, 259

  Fort Stephenson, 316

  Fort Wayne, Indiana Terr, 43, 186, 191, 216, 271–72, 283; council at, 1809, 49–53; land purchase at, 49–53? 56? 67, 70; council at, 1812, 126

  Fort Winchester, 275 41st Regiment (British), 148, 176, 186, 218, 246 49th Regiment (British), 133, 146, 218, 238, 241, 250–51, 253

  Foster, Augustus John, 43–45, 86–88, 90–91, 96, 98? 152

  Fourneaux, Jean-Baptiste, 136 4th U.S. Infantry Regt, 71, 94, 181, 184, 214

  Fox Indians, 63

  Frenchman’s Creek, attack at, 260

  Frenchtown, Michigan Terr., 285, 286, 288–90; Battle of, 293–99, 313; massacre at, 300–302, 310–14

  Frolic, 252

  Galloway, Rebecca, 61

  Garrett, Lt. Ashton, 296

  Gates (grenadier), 293

  Gay lor (quartermaster general), 169

  Ghent, Treaty of, 19

  Gibson, John, 56–57, 278

  Ginac, Jean-Baptiste, 136

  Girty, James, 64

  Girty, Simon, 39, 40, 64

  Glegg, Maj. J.B, 165, 166, 171, 180, 214, 251

  Gooding, Lt. George, 119, 121

  Gore, Francis, 46–49, 65, 143

  Goya, Francisco, 146

  Goyeau, Jean-Baptiste, 136

  Graves, Maj. Benjamin, 289

  Great Britain, American policy of, 45–46

  Green Bay, 195

  Greenville, O, 43, 307; treaty of, 38

  Grouseland, 43, 53, 66, 76

  Grundy, Felix, 97, 99–100

  Guerriere, 217

  Hamilton, Alexander, 229, 246

  Hamilton, Robert, 229, 230

  Hampton Roads, Va, 35, 36

  Hancock, James, 138, 139

  Hanks, Lt. Porter, 13–14, 110-n, 141, 171? 177

  Harrison, William Henry, 62–63, 68- 69, 192, 223, 286–87, 291, 299- 300, 307, 316; speech to legislature of, 39, 41; described, 42; and land purchase, 49–53; at council, 1810, 53–57; at council, 1811, 66–68; and Tippecanoe, 69–77; and Winchester, 270–71; Indian policy of, 272–73, 278–79; appointed commander, Army of Northwest, 274; strategy of, 275–76; and relief of Detroit, 278, 280–82. Harmar, Josiah, 191

  Hart, Anna, 310

  Hart, Captain Nathaniel, 268, 291, 300–302, 304

  Hayes, Sgt, 193

  Heald, Capt. Nathan, 103, 192, 194

  Heald, Rebekah, 192, 193, 194

  Henry, John, 87

  Hickman, Mrs., 310

  Hickman, Capt. Paschal, 301, 303

  Holcroft, Capt. William, 245, 246

  Hopkins, Maj.-Gen. Samuel, 268, 277–78

  Howard, Gov, 76

  Hull, Abraham, 93, 94, 119, 172, 177, 179, 181

  Hull, Isaac, 217

  Hull, William, 88–90, 91, 92–96, 117, 123, 124, 126, 136, 147, 156, 158, 159, 163, 167, 168, 170, 171, 184, 191, 192, 307; advice of, 89; described, 92; and invasion of Canada, 127, 128; proclamation of, 128–31, 179; at Sandwich, 139–41, 150–52; plot against, 169–70; and defence of Detroit, 172, 173, 175, 176; mental state of, 177–79; and surrender of Detroit, 179–80, 183; court martial of, 187–88

  Hunter, 175

  Ilbert, Anne, 251

  Impressment, 25, 37–38, 87, 309

  Indiana Territory, 41

  Indian confederacy, 49, 56, 61, 67, 68–69, 76–77, 167, 283, 312, 313

  Indians, 27–28, 38, 41–43, 72–76, 92, 103–5, 107, in, 112, 121–22, 125, 126, 130–31, 140, 157, 165, 178, 182, 216, 271, 277, 300–303, 312- 13; U.S. policy toward, 25, 27–28, 40, 83–84, 88–89, 97; British policy toward, 39–40, 46–49, 63–66, 312; and captives, 149, 194–96, 317–18; and capture of Detroit, 174

  Ironsides, George, 63

  Iroquois Indians, 58, 141, 142, 145, 166. See also Mohawks Irvine, 2d Lt. Robert, 226, 294

  Jacob, Frederick, 276–77

  Jackson, Stonewall, 178

  Jarvis, George, 240

  Jarvis, Samuel Peters, 181, 237, 249, 251

  Java, 309

  Jefferson, Thomas, 24, 28, 100;

  quoted, 15, 40

  Jerome, Jean-Baptiste, 300

  Jennings, Lt. Jesse, 56–57

  Jessamine Blues, 288

  Jesup, Maj. Thomas, 173, 178, 179

  Johnson, Richard M, 270

  Johnson, Samuel (quoted), 37

  Jordan, Walter, 193–94

  Judy, Capt, 284

  Kentuckians, 275, 289, 316, 317; character of, 268–70, 271

  Kentucky, 25, 267, 270, 310; volunteers, 70, 267–68, 277, 307

  Kingsbury, Col. Jacob, 89

  Kingston, 214, 308, 309

  Kinzie, John, 193

  Lachine, 131–32

  Lady Prevost, 212

  Lake Champlain, 157, 263, 317; invasion route of, 90, 131

  Lake Erie, 117, 225–26, 308; and American strategy, 89–90; Battle of, 316

  Lake Ontario, 209, 211, 223, 308, 309

  Langdon, Augustus, 173

  La Salle, “Jocko,” 291

  Lauewausika, see The Prophet

  Lee, Mrs, 195

  Leopard, 36

  Lett, Benjamin, 253

  Lewis, Morgan, 221

  Lewis, Lt.-Col.

  William, 287, 288–89, 291, 296, 297

  Lewiston, N.Y, 201, 202, 207, 223, 238

  Little Turtle, 43, 48, 191, 192

  Long Point, 142

  Lower Sandusky, O, 287

  Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada, 313

  Lovett, Maj. John, 201, 202, 204–6, 207, 210, 219, 220, 222, 229, 230, 233, 249; described, 206

  Lovett, Nancy, 205

  Loyalists, 28, 144

  Lucas, Robert, 135–36, 137, 138, 146, 150, 152, 169, 184; at Brownstown, 147–48

  Lundy’s Lane, Battle of, 317

  Mac Arthur, Douglas, 178

  McArthur, Col. Duncan, 91, 93–95, 135 136–375 1505 *5h 163, 169, 170, 172, 177, 183, 187; described, 93

  McCay, William, 176

  McClanahan, Maj, 296, 299

  McCullough, Capt. William, 140, 146, 147, 159

  Macdonell, Lt.-Col. John, 171, 180, 181, 238, 241, 246

  Macedonian, 309

  McGregor, John, 136

  Mackinac Island, see Michilimackinac McKee, Alexander, 48–49, 64

  McKee, Capt. Sam, 274

  McKee, Thomas, 39, 48, 140, 216, 284

  McKee’s Point, 174

  McLean, Lt. Archibald, 241, 254

  McLean, Capt. Hector, 48

  Madison, Dolley, 88, 91

  Madison, Maj. George, 289, 297, 298

  Madison, James, 24, 28, 50, 98, 99, 152, 210, 252, 308, 309

  Maguaga, 147, 159; Battle of, 160–61, 312

  Maitland, Gen. Alexander, 214

  Mallory, Timothy, 317

  Manete, 60–61, Mars, Stephen, 73

  Martin, Capt, 122

  Martin, Daniel, 35

  Mascotapah, see Dickson, Robert Maumee River, 96; rapids of, 177, 276, 280–81, 284, 285–86, 287, 291

  Meigs, Gov. Return, 92, 124, 169, 283

  Melampus, 35

  Menominee Indians, 13, 106, 109, 138, 140

  Merritt, William Hamilton, 252

  Miami Indians, 50, 51, 58, 192, 273, 278, 279, 284, 292

  Michilimackinac, 84, 170, 196, 308; capture of, 13–15, 109–12, 141, 312

  Milba
nke, Annabella, 86

  Militia, 21, 22–23, 93–94, 100, 124; Canadian, 22, 83, 125, 130, 131, 137, 142, 144, 145, 1–74, 187, 247, 253; Essex, 127–28; Kent, 127–28; Lincoln, 215; Michigan, 177; New York, 201; Ohio, 89, 91, 135, 140, 272; U.S., 22–23, 127, 155, 157, 203, 218, 231, 234, 242, 247, 259, 262; York, 215

  Miller, Col. James, 94, 137–38, 161, 162–63, 169, 171, 177, 180–81, 187

  Miller, John, 173

  Mississinewa River, 279, 284

  Mohawk Indians, 84, 187, 215–16, 246, 248–49, 312–13

  Monroe, James, 270, 280

  Montreal, 89, 131, 153, 187, 221, 308, 316

  Moore, Maj.-Gen, 155

  Moravian Town, Battle of, 316

  Moscow, 252

  Muir, Maj. Adam, 148–49, 158–59, 160–61, 186

  Myers, Lt.-Col. Christopher, 210

  Nancy, 164

  Napoleon, 13, 24, 178, 219, 252, 309

  Navarre, Col. Francis, 290

  Navarre, Peter, 291

  Needs, John, 195

  Nelson, Horatio, 119, 240

  Newark, 209, 244, 252

  New England states, 23, 24, 153, 309

  New York ‘(city), 37

  Niagara frontier, 163, 202, 207, 217, 218

  Niagara River, 144, 203, 207, 224, 228, 307

  Nichol, Col. Robert, 166, 176

  Non-Importation Act, 106

  Northcutt, William, 272–73

  North West Company, 107, 108, 126

  Norton, John, 215, 243, 246–47

  Ogdensburg, N.Y, 203

  Ohio, 25, 83; volunteers, 91–93, 94, 307

  Ohio River, 186 1 ooth Regiment (British), 63 103rd Regiment (British), 139

  Orders in Council, 25, 45, 46, 86, 87, 96, 309 revoked, 98–99, 152

  Orr, Sgt. Montgomery, 73

  Osage Indians, 76

  Oswego, N.Y, 209, 210

  Ottawa Indians, 13, 63, 107, 109, 110–11, 141, 148, 284

  Peck, Judge, 244

  Pennsylvania volunteers, 223, 259, 261, 307

  Perceval, Spencer, 99

  Perkins, Gen. Simon, 286, 287, 289

  Perry, Oliver Hazard, 308, 316

  Petite Cote, 140

  Pike, Robert, 137

  Pike, Zebulon, 105

  Piqua, O, 196, 272; council at, 186–87

  Plattsburg, N.Y, 155, 221, 263

  Pope, Sen. John, 269

  Port Dover, 164

  Port Talbot, 164

  Porter, Peter B, 86–87, 204–5, 209, 212, 220, 221, 259, 261–62

  Potawatomi Indians, 50, 51, 56, 63, 72, 193–94, 273, 284, 292, 296, 302–3, 304, 312, 313, 315–16, 318

  Pothier, Toussaint, 108

  Powell, William, 105

  Powell, William Dummer, 146, 214

  Prescott, 203

  PresquTsle, O, 287

  Prevost, Sir George, 82, 84, 90, 109, 151, 187, 251, 283; described, 133; policy of, 132–33, 134, 152, 216–17, 227

  Price, Capt. James, 288, 304

  Prince Regent, 143, 251

  Procter, Lt.-Col. Henry, 144, 161, 165, 166, 170, 182, 184–85, 214, 215, 216; and Indians, 282–83, 284, 312; and Battle of French-town, 292–93, 297, 298, 299; and massacre, 310, 311–12

  Prophet, the, 41–42, 43, 62–63, 69- 70, 76, 184, 283; land policy of, 42, 52–53, 58; philosophy of, 62

  Prophet’s Town, Indiana Terr., 52–53, 72, 75

  Quebec, 38–39, 82, 187, 311, 316

  Queen Charlotte, 173, 175

  Queenston (village), 209, 229, 233, 237, 238; attack on, 233–35

  Queenston Heights, Battle of, 19, 237, 238–43, 246–50, 253, 254, 312–13

  Randolph, Thomas, 74

  Ratford, Jenkin, 36–37

  Red-haired Man, see Dickson, Robert Rensselaerwyck, 204

  Republicans, 46, 96–97, 98, 203, 212

  Reynolds, Maj. Ebenezer, 285, 293, 299, 300

  Reynolds, Dr. James, 177

  Rhea, James, 271–72

  Rheaume, Francis, 103

  Richard, Father Gabriel, 184–85

  Richardson, Capt. James, 245

  Richardson, John, 159, 176, 181, 182, 292, 295; and Indians, 159–60

  Richardson, Robert, 293, 295

  Richardson, Dr. Robert, 311

  Ridout, George, 251

  River aux Canards, 137–38, 140, 312

  River Raisin, 158, 163, 170, 185, 278, 285, 288, 289, 296, 303–4. See “I™ Frenchtown Roach, 2d Lt. Isaac, 225–27

  Roberts, Capt. Charles, 106–7, 108–10, 141, 170

  Robinson, John Beverley, 144, 181, 233, 238, 249, 254

  Robinson, Peter, 183

  Rocky River, 293

  Rolette, Lt. Frederic, 118–19, 226–27, 293, 294

  Rottenburg, Baron Francis de, 134

  Roundhead, 127, 182, 296, 297

  Rouse’s Point, N.Y., 263

  Royal George, 222

  Royal Navy, 25, 36–37

  Ruddell, Stephen, 60

  Rupes, Capt., 127, 147

  Russia, 309

  Ryerson, Lt. George, 184

  Sackets Harbor, 202, 211, 221, 223, 307, 308

  St. Clair, Gen. Arthur, 48, 191

  St. George, Lt.-Col. Thomas Bligh, 121, 124, 125–26, 127–28, 137, 144, 292

  St. Joseph’s Island, 13, 85, 106

  St. Lucia, 132

  St. Stephen, N.B, 23

  Salina, 141

  Sandwich, 23, 24, 124, 125–26, 128

  Sandy Creek, 302

  Sauk Indians, 63, 76, 122

  Scott, Gov. Charles, 267–68, 270, 273

  Scott, Dr. John M, 268

  Scott, Lt.-Col. Winfield, 218, 225, 227, 232, 242–43, 246, 247, 248–49

  Searls, Pvt. Charles, 302–3

  Secord, Laura, 316

  Selkirk, Earl of, 137

  Shakers, 41, 62

  Shaler, Charles, 123

  Shaw, Sophia, 237

  Shawnee Indians, 42, 47, 49, 50, 57, 58, 71, 126, 148

  Sheaffe, Maj.-Gen. Roger, 20, 134, 210, 229, 251–52; at Queenston Heights, 242, 246–47, 249

  Shelby, Gov. Isaac, 270, 277–78, 310

  Simcoe, John Graves, 144

  Simmons, Mrs. John, 195–97

  Simpson, Capt. John, 304

  Sims, Lt., 228

  Sioux Indians, 13, 105, 106, 109, 141

  Smilie, John, 98

  Smith, Gov. John Cotton, 153–54

  Smith, Thomas, 268

  Smyth, Brig.-Gen. Alexander, 223, 224–25, 228, 243–44, 307; proclamation of, 257–58; described, 258- 59; invasion attempts of, 260–62

  Snelling, Maj. Josiah, 172, 173, 179

  Soubiron, see Crillon, Comte de South West Company, 107–8, n 2–13

  Spencer, Capt. Spier, 74

  Split Log, 296

  Spring Wells, Michigan Terr, 173, 315

  Squaw Island, 227

  Stoney Creek, 316

  Strachan, Dr. John, 28, 253, 313

  Strachan, John, 35

  Strong, Gov. Caleb, 153

  Stubbs, Samuel, 233, 249

  Sutherland, Lt. Charles, 160–61

  Talbot, Thomas, 142–43

  Taul, Michael, 269

  Taylor, Capt. Zachary, 278

  Tecumseh, 43, 49, 52–53, 62, 63–64, 66–70, 76–77, 126, 141, 149, 159, 162, 166, 167, 170, 173, 174, 182, 184–86, 192, 216, 282–83, 307, 312, 313, 316; described, 54, 55, 58–61, 97–98, 165; land policy of, 55–57, 58, 67; advocates war, 126- 27; at Brownstown, 147–48; at Maguaga, 160, 161; at capture of Detroit, 174, 176. See also Indian confederacy Tenskwatawa, see The Prophet 10th Royal Veteran Battalion, 107

  Thames, 121, 122, 140

  Thames River, 136, 144, 308

  Thompson, Cpl. David, 73

  Thorne, Dr., 250

  Tippecanoe River, 52

  Tippecanoe, Battle of, 69–75, 167; effects of, 76–77, 87–88, 97, 121, 269

  Tipton, John, 74

  Todd, Dr. John, 303

  Tomah, 109
/>   Tompkins, Gov. Daniel, 203, 204, 205, 209, 220, 258, 262

  To-to-win, 81

  Towson, Capt. Nathan, 226

  Tupper, Brig.-Gen. Edward, brigadeof, 276

  Turkey Creek, 140, 312

  United States, strategy of, 88–90, 99, 150, 153, 187

  U.S. Army (regulars), 22, 27, 100, 157, 259

  U.S. Navy, 24–25, 36

  Upper Canada, 66, 99, 118, 131, 136, 313; war in, 19–20; treason in, 23; American settlers in, 25–28, 122; disaffection in, 28, 142–43; and tradition, 28–29; people of, 143–44, 187; and death of Brock, 250, 251- 54

  Upper Sandusky, O, 280

  Urbana, O, 94, 184

  Van Home, Maj. Thomas, 147, 148

 

 

 


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