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Does it have anything to do with Conn Smythes unit?
While we are on sports, which NHL coach‘s father served in the 15th Bn CEF.
While we are on sports, which NHL coach‘s father served in the 15th Bn CEF.
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Well to be honest, I am not sure if it was Connie Smythe‘s unit - the elder Cherry was in the RCHA, and I don‘t think Smythe was. He served during the First World War.
Don Cherry played tenor drum when he belonged to a civvie pipe band in Ontario.
Don Cherry played tenor drum when he belonged to a civvie pipe band in Ontario.
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You are right Michael but Conn Smythe also served in WW II. He commanded an Artillery Battery I believe it was refered to as the Sportsmans Battery.
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I do remember Smythe being wounded in Normandy - and lambasting the Canadian government about conscription and the lack of reinforcements in France in 1944.
There was an article about an NHL goalie in recent years who was also a Lieutenant Colonel in the reserves. Anyone want to tell me his name?
There was an article about an NHL goalie in recent years who was also a Lieutenant Colonel in the reserves. Anyone want to tell me his name?
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LCol Ed Staniowski from the Royal Regina Rifles. He is a heck of a good fellow and could have gone a long way in the Regular Force. He served in Cyprus and Croatia (Medak with 2 PPCLI).
Maple Leaf Article on Ed
Maple Leaf Article on Ed
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This thing has taken on a life of it's own. Keep the questions, and more important the nice detailed answers coming guys.
Here's another:
At the battle of Queenston Heights, October 13, 1812, several local â Å“Canadian militia companies were present and assisted the British regulars in repelling the American invaders.
Captain Robert Runchey commanded one such company. What was unique about this militia company?
Here's another:
At the battle of Queenston Heights, October 13, 1812, several local â Å“Canadian militia companies were present and assisted the British regulars in repelling the American invaders.
Captain Robert Runchey commanded one such company. What was unique about this militia company?
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I believe it was known as the Coloured Corps
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Ooh ooh! I just was reading about this battle!
This militia company was composed of people of African descent, including many escaped slaves. The condition of their corps‘ creation was that they would be officered by a white man, the aforementioned captain robert runchey. And this was 50 years before the 54th Massachusetts reg too!
However, it disappeared after the war.
-I have been reading a lot on the war of 1812, from both points of view, out of interest and a possible essay for school
This militia company was composed of people of African descent, including many escaped slaves. The condition of their corps‘ creation was that they would be officered by a white man, the aforementioned captain robert runchey. And this was 50 years before the 54th Massachusetts reg too!
However, it disappeared after the war.-I have been reading a lot on the war of 1812, from both points of view, out of interest and a possible essay for school
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A new question, in the war of 1812, who were the ‘bloody boys‘ and what famous canadian icon is tied to their tale?
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James FitzGibbon was born in Ireland in 1781. At age 17 he joined the, British army.Later James FitzGibbon received permission to form a group of men to harrass the American army in Upper Canada, they became known as the Green Tigers or the Bloody Boys.
Laura Secord helped him by warning him about the Amercain‘s surprise attack at the Battle of Beaver Dams.Later, he was the one that took Laura Secord in after her husband John died.
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Scarlino and Kirkpatrick are correct, and Spr Earl stole my next question.
Captain Rober Runchey was a British regular officer and the official name of the Company was Captain Runchey's Company of Coloured Men ( they weren't very PC in those days) also known as the Coloured Corps
There are few concrete facts known about The Coloured Corps, but it is thought that the regiment is rooted with a man called Richard Pierpont.
Pierpont was a native of Africa and was sold into slavery at a young age. He appears to have won his freedom by fighting for the British in the American Revolutionary War. He was subsequently granted land near St. Catherines in Upper Canada, and became a prosperous farmer.
As an older man, it seems that Pierpont petitioned the Upper Canadian Legislature in 1812 to form a black regiment to fight in the conflict against the Americans. His request was granted with the condition that the commanding officer would be a white man, and it was decided that Captain Robert Runchey would lead the corps. Pierpont himself joined on as a private though he was already at least sixty years of age.
The unit consisted of about fifty men from the Niagara region, many of whom had escaped slavery in the United States and were surviving as labourers or indentured servants. The men definitely saw action at Queenston Heights, fighting alongside John Norton's Iroquois force against Winfield Scott's Americans who occupied the heights.
The unit was formally embodied into the militia as The Corps of Articifers in the spring of 1813, but seems to have been relegated to non-combat support. The unit was to be used solely as a labour force to construct defenses at Burlington and Fort George. It did see action manning the guns when Americans attacked the fort in May of 1813. Nothing else is known about their subsequent participation in the war.
Records show that the unit was retired from service in the spring of 1815
Oh BTW, the Bloody Boys was indeed the nickname of the irregular force recruited by Lt. Fitzgibbon, but they were not called the Green Tigers. So who can tell me what unit ( and why) had that nickname.
Also two questions about the redoutable Fitzgibbon. How did he get his commisson? What other famous "battle" after the War of 1812 was he involved in?
Captain Rober Runchey was a British regular officer and the official name of the Company was Captain Runchey's Company of Coloured Men ( they weren't very PC in those days) also known as the Coloured Corps
There are few concrete facts known about The Coloured Corps, but it is thought that the regiment is rooted with a man called Richard Pierpont.
Pierpont was a native of Africa and was sold into slavery at a young age. He appears to have won his freedom by fighting for the British in the American Revolutionary War. He was subsequently granted land near St. Catherines in Upper Canada, and became a prosperous farmer.
As an older man, it seems that Pierpont petitioned the Upper Canadian Legislature in 1812 to form a black regiment to fight in the conflict against the Americans. His request was granted with the condition that the commanding officer would be a white man, and it was decided that Captain Robert Runchey would lead the corps. Pierpont himself joined on as a private though he was already at least sixty years of age.
The unit consisted of about fifty men from the Niagara region, many of whom had escaped slavery in the United States and were surviving as labourers or indentured servants. The men definitely saw action at Queenston Heights, fighting alongside John Norton's Iroquois force against Winfield Scott's Americans who occupied the heights.
The unit was formally embodied into the militia as The Corps of Articifers in the spring of 1813, but seems to have been relegated to non-combat support. The unit was to be used solely as a labour force to construct defenses at Burlington and Fort George. It did see action manning the guns when Americans attacked the fort in May of 1813. Nothing else is known about their subsequent participation in the war.
Records show that the unit was retired from service in the spring of 1815
Oh BTW, the Bloody Boys was indeed the nickname of the irregular force recruited by Lt. Fitzgibbon, but they were not called the Green Tigers. So who can tell me what unit ( and why) had that nickname.
Also two questions about the redoutable Fitzgibbon. How did he get his commisson? What other famous "battle" after the War of 1812 was he involved in?
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Thanks for the links!
As for the Green Tigers, they were the 49th Regiment, which figured prominently in the first part of the battle of Queenston Heights, and was Brock‘s own Regiment. Fitzgibbon drew his Bloody Boys, 50 volunteers, from this unit.
As for the Green Tigers, they were the 49th Regiment, which figured prominently in the first part of the battle of Queenston Heights, and was Brock‘s own Regiment. Fitzgibbon drew his Bloody Boys, 50 volunteers, from this unit.
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