War of 1812

10 months on  
[ a pound light or a day or 2 late]

Walking with Joseph
 Napoleon's Army preparing for the season, as is Joseph.
First battle will be on 2nd of May

Walking with Andrew
March of the 104th Regiment
6 April  Quebec hands over to Ontario for re-enactment on the 104th march
12 April Re-enactment of 104th march concludes in Kingston.
22 April  Provincial Marine, which was established in 1778, is disbanded [name only]
23 April  First anniversary of this Blog
27 April Americans capture York [present day Toronto]
     Remnants of the Light Co of the 8th[Kings] Regiment arrive at Kingston, having retreated 
     from York. They joined other troops being assembled to defend Kingston. Included are the
     Grenadiers of the 100th Regiment (Roberts, pg 70)

War of 1812

Nine months on

Walking with Joseph
16 March 2013  Prussia declares war on France
        Joseph is still in winter quarters planning his next move. Will he go to Ireland as stated in our                   family history or ??

Walking with Andrew
 1813  100th Regiment receives advance notice that it is to move to Halifax later this year.
10 March 2013  New Brunswich hands over re-enactment to Quebec [ It appears that as the regiment moved along on its original march in 1813.the town/village it was at, in 2013, then did some
re-enacting]
15 March 1813  104th Regiment arrives at Quebec City  [24 days from Fredericton]
17 and 18 March 1813  Artillery duel between Blackrock, NY and Ft. Erie, UC.
19 March 1813  Capt James Yeo appointed commander of British Naval Forces on the Great Lakes
17 March 1813  Perry arrives at Erie, PA to construct US Fleet on Lake Erie
27 March 1813  104th leaves Quebec City for Kingston.

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Eight months on

Walking with Joseph
4 March 1813  Russians enter Berlin
Napoleon planning his 1813 campaigns and raising his Army
Joseph still in winter quarters

Walking with Andrew
6 Feb 1813  Forsyth raids Elizabethtown [Brockville]
16 Feb 1813 104th Regiment starts its march to Kingston via Quebec City
Web sites  www.stjohnriver.org   and   www.warof1812nb.ca/   for re-enactments etc
22 Feb 1813  Macdonell retaliates and drives the American defenders from Ogdensburg
 for the remainder of the war

Americans also duplicate the march of the 104th with with Col Z. M. Pike leading 600 men
to Sackets Harbour from Plattsburg area.

Ref;  Pierre Burton's "Flames Across the Border, 1813-1814"  pages 15-33 [includes a map]
 for a preview  of the situation prior to the start of engagements in 1813

WAR of 1812

Seven months on

Walking with Joseph
In my last post I mentioned that Napoleon abandoned his Army on 5 Dec 1812 and the last
French elements left Russia on 14 Dec 1812
18 Dec 1812  Napoleon entered Paris just before midnight
30 Dec 1812  Yorck neutralized his Corps
Joseph was in Winter quarters

Walking with Andrew
9 Jan 1813  Britain declares War against  the Americans
18 Jan 1813  1st battle of River Raisin  [Battle of  Frenchtown, 25 miles south of Detroit]
22 Jan 1813  2nd Battle of River Raisin
1 Feb 1813  Construction starts at Fort Meigs  [at present day Perrysburg, Ohio.]

According to my calculations the 100th Regiment is scheduled to move in 1813
probably to Upper Canada
I believe Andrew is a member of the 100th Reg't Grenadier Company

For a listing of events during 1813 refer to The Ottawa Genealogist, Jan-Mar 1813 issue  page 47.

War of 1812

Six Months on

Walking with Joseph
  5 December 1812  Napoleon abandons his Army to return to Paris [1400 miles], is at Warsaw on 10 Dec and at Dresden on 13 Dec. Date of arrival at Paris TBD
 14 December 1812  Last of the French Army leave Russia
     According to the family history regarding Joseph-- He arrived at home, date unknown, and his family didn't recognize him. He supposedly left for Belfast in the spring of 1813.
His story to be continued

Walking with Andrew
28 November 1812  American forces invade Upper Canada by crossing the Niagara River at
  Fort Erie, but are repulsed at the Battle of Frenchman's Creek. A second attempt scheduled for two days later is cancelled.
2 December 1812 General Dearborn cancels a planned invasion of Montreal and withdraws to
   Plattsburg, NY for the winter.
17/18 Dec. 1812  Battle of Mississinewa

It is suspected that most forces entered winter Quarters. Year 1812 draws to a close
I wonder what they did for Xmas in those days of old??

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There are two books, among others, that I am using to post info/data re Joseph and Andrew. First. 'The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier' by Jakob Walter, 1788-1864 ISBN 0 14 01.6559 2, Paperback A fascinating and important historical document - The only known memoir of a common soldier in Napoleon's Army. "Eighteen year old German stonemason Jakob Walter served in the Grand Army of Napoleon between 1806 and 1813. His diary intimately records his trials: the long grueling marches in Prussia and Poland, the disastrous Russian compaign and the demoralizing defeat in a war few supported or understood" The family story of Joseph parallels the details of this diary but I have not been able to prove any facts. Joseph was a member of the 60th Regiment when he came to Canada in 1818 Second. 'For King and Canada' by A. Barry Roberts ISBN 1-55036-683-1 The story of the 100th Regiment of Foot during the War of 1812 NOTE: The 100th was renumbered the 99th Reg't. in Feb 1816. "Described by a Montreal poster of 1813 as 'The Prince Regent's Own Irish Heroes' for their exploits against the American invaders in the War of 1812. In this first detailed account of the Regiments history we follow the progress of young Irishmen volunteering for service in Canada until many of them elected to become Redcoat soldier-settlers in Goulbourn Twp, now part of the City of Ottawa" Andrew was a member of the 100th/99th Regiment. Both Joseph and Andrew would eventually settle in Goulbourn Township

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Five months on

Walking with Joseph
12 Nov 1812 Napoleon's Army at Smolensk on return Home.
19 Nov 1812 Wellington falls back to Portugese border
26-28 Nov 1812 Battle of Beresina [River], a rearguard action

Walking with Andrew
23 Oct 1812 Americans raid garrison at St. Regis, LC
9 Nov 1812  Escape of Corvette Royal George
10 Nov 1812 Commodore Chauncey attacks Kingston and withdraws after a 2 hour gunfire exchange
17 Nov 1812 Fort Erie bombards American Army Headquarters at Black Rock, N.Y.
20 Nov 1812 Advance guard of American invasion force crosses into Canada at Lacolle Mills, LC
                      Major Charles-Michel de Salaberry sets off to atttack the Americans.
                      Americans under Col. Zebulon Pike withdraw to Champlain, N.Y.
21 Nov 1812 Fort George and Fort Niagara bombard each other.
23 Nov 1812 Combined  force of British regulars, Canadian militia and natives attacks
                     American militia post near French Mills, N.Y. on the St Lawrence