99th/100th Reg Data

Understanding my latest post 'Attestation 100th/99th Regiment' This is my 1st attempt at this and I used the incorrect list. Will try and replace. [Done 18 May]
The post is like a sandwich where the meat of the post is in the middle.

The first part is a list of officers taken from two books
1. Roberts - For King and Canada; and
2 Graves - Redcoats and Grey Jackets [about the battle of Chippawa]

Middle part is;
The attestation is taken from microfilm number B 5509 located at LAC on Wellington St in Ottawa and indicates date attested, age when attested and where born.
An * after the surname indicates a Goulbourn Settler
A Note indicated additional info on document. Info is on pages 132-153 of  the microfilm
H-166 info is a copy at Goulbourn Museum of B5509  on pages 1-95

Last part is data for other ranks from same books as mentioned in part one

Walking=Goulbourn

Concerning Concession of Goulbourn Twp.


Concession A lists all persons whose surnames start with letter 'A', and so on thru the alphabet.
W 1/2 signifies those from a military Regiment
E 1/2 signifies settlers [not many listed here]
Settlement of Goulbourn Twp started in fall of 1818 when soldiers of the 99th/100th settled in the
concessions and in village of Richmond [FYI, the 100th Reg't was renumbered the 99th Reg't in Feb 1816 as a result of the 95th Reg't being removed from Reg'ts of the line and forming the Rifle Brigade with the 5th Batt'n of the 60th Regt. My gr gr grandfather Joseph Stanzel was in the 5th Batt'n and settled in Goulbourn Twp in May 1819]

Lockstation A, etc 

As above except the surnames are those who worked on Rideau Canal or lived in Bytown.
I have not added to this listing due to the War of 1812 breaking out [May 2012]

All persons mentioned are Pioneers in present day Ottawa area from 1800 to about 1850

Walking with Joseph

2 Months to go

Events in Europe in 1810 and 1811
9 July 1810 Massena takes Ciudad Rodrigo in Portugal
9 July 1810 Napoleon annexes Holland
27 Sept 1810 Battle of Bussaco
10 Oct 1810 Massena's advance stalled by lines of Torres Vedras

5 Mar 1811 Masena begins withdrawal
3-5 May 1811 Battle of Fuentes Onoro
23 Dec 1811 Napoleon begins preparations to invade Russia. [Family story is that Joseph was part of this invasion?? Get another pair of boots!]

Closer to home.
To kick off the American commemoration of the War of 1812 an Armada of modern United States Navy ships and 1812 vintage tall ships from around the world will converge in New Orleans, Louisana from 17 - 23 April 2012. www.nolanavyweek.com

From Legion Magazine www.legionmagazine.com They are running a series of 'Battlefields Then and Now' in each issue. In the Mar/Apr 2012 issue pgs 2-3 and 26-31 featured is the
Battle of Chateauguay, 26 October 1813 which occured south of Montreal

Walking with Andrew

3 Months to go

Continuing with Barry Robert's 'For King and Canada'

Chapter 5 -Prelude to War. Regiment was stationed in Niagara River area 1809-1811.
A scheduled move to Bermuda was rescinded. Recruiting was restarted in Ireland and
George Ferguson was one of the new recruits. On 2 May 1812 the Regiment was renamed
'The Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment'

So what is a Regiment?
From Jon Latimers' '1812 War with America' pages 8-10
The Regiment was an administrative organization -- The Battalion was the Tactical Unit
A Regiment consisted of one or more Battalions which consisting of 10 Companies
Each company consisted of up to 100 men. There were two elite of Flank Companies.
Grenadiers were robust veterans and formed on the right side of the Companies when in line.
Light Company were skirmishers and proficient with the rifle, lined up on left side.

For another description of the Army units refer to Donald Graves 'Red Coats and
Grey Jackets' pages 47-54. This book is about the Battle of Chippawa at which the 100th Regiment 'had a bad day'. Also included are pictures of weapons and soldiers, etc.

Next Walking with Joseph 18 April 2012

Walking with Joseph

4 Months to Go

Joseph has his new boots and continuing from his post of 18 Dec 2011

Events of interest in Europe 1808 and 1809
6 June 1808 Napoleon's Brother proclaimed King of Spain
1 Aug 1808 Wellesley [Duke of Wellington] lands in Portugal
5 Nov 1808 Napoleon assumes command in Spain
4 Dec 1808 Napoleon enters Madrid

16 Jan 1809 Napoleon forces Moore to evacuate at Corunna
26 Apr 1809 Wellesley returns to Portugal
13 May 1809 Napoleon enters Vienna
20 Oct 1809 Starts construction Lines of Torres Vedras

Next walking with Andrew 18 Mar 2012

Walking with Andrew

Five months and counting [First of three posts before 18 Jun 2012]
Andrew Spearman was born in Sligo, Co. Sligo Ire. about 1785
Ref; Attestation papers, File H-166 Goulbourn Museum. Joined in Dublin, 21 Sept 1804, age 19, for an unlimited period of service, attested by Maj. Hamilton.
After a period of initial training in Ireland the Reg't moved to The Isle of Wight and left Portsmouth 29 Aug 1805, for North America, with a large fleet of ships.They ran into severe weather, probably a hurricane, and one ship was wrecked [Nias] and most drowned; two went aground near Cape Breton and spent the winter on east coast [Two Friends and Three Brothers];
The Eagle and Osborne both arrived at Quebec 14 Nov 1805, not in good repair.
The regiment went into Garrison at Quebec City and spent time training and rebuilding to replace the 3 Company of soldiers lost on the Nias

An excellent account of the Regiment's activities is detailed in A. Barry Roberts' ' For King and Canada' ISBN 1-55036-683-1 available from Goulbourn Museum

Chapter 1 -Call to Arms Deals with raising the Regiment
Chapter 2 -Shaping the Regiment. Training, Training and more Training.
Reg't consists on 10 Companies of up to 100 Soldiers each
Chapter 3 -Farewell to Ireland. details events with shipwrecks and even correspondence
Chaprte 4 -Peace in time of War. In fall of 1807 Reg't ready for field Service.
As was the policy of moving Reg'ts every 2 yrs, Reg't HQ was moved to Fort Chambly

Next 18 Feb. Walking with Joseph part 2, events in Europe

Walking with Joseph

Six Months and Counting 18 Dec 2011 [First of three posts prior to 18 June 1812]
Joseph Stanzel is my gr.gr.grandfather. He was born [tbd] somewhere near Strasbourg, France? about 1788. I estimate he was conscripted into Napoleon's Army in 1806. From a family document the method of recruitment in those days was rather simple. It was carried out by a recruitment officer who came to each home. "If you had sons eighteen yrs of age or older, they were obliged to reach into a leather pouch which contained white and black balls. If you drew a white ball, you stayed at home, if a black ball, you were in the army. [I wonder if this is the origin of the expression 'blacked balled'] If the army was in need of more recruits, the officer removed some of the white balls. There was no medical checkup in those days and the young man was sent off for training usually in the infantry"
A few events in Europe; French Revolution 1789-1795; Napoleon in Egypt 1798 and he returned to France 23 Aug 1799; Brittain attacked Copenhagen, 2 Apr 1801; Peace of Amiens, 24 Mar 1802; Brittain declares war on France, 16 May 1803; Napoleon, b. 15 Aug 1769 in Corsica, crowns himself Emperor, 2 Dec 1804; Nelson dies at Battle of Trafalgar, 21 Oct 1805; Confederation of the Rhine, 12 July 1806; British Bombard Copenhagen and sieze Danish Fleet, 2-7 Sep 1807.
Most of above events taken from 'The Napoleonic Wars' by Gunther Rothenberg, 1999.
Walking with Joseph will deal with events in Europe. On 18 Jan 2012 we start 'Walking with Andrew' which will deal with events in North America. Andrew Spearman was a Sgt in 100th Reg't. We will hear more about him later. Both Joseph and Andrew settled in Goulbourn Twp as part of the Richmond Military Settlement, 1818