{"id":477,"date":"2012-10-31T20:54:21","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T20:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/?page_id=477"},"modified":"2012-11-26T16:56:21","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T16:56:21","slug":"war-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/explore-history\/the-canadian-war\/war-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"War Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"
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British Regulars<\/h2>\n
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The British Army provided a body of disciplined professionals that could stand in the line of battle, as well as specialist gunners, engineers, medical personnel, and staff officers.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\"The<\/a>

The Battle of Queenston Heights<\/p>

The Battle of Queenston Heights, 13 October 1812<\/strong><\/p>

Print by John David Kelly, 1896\r\nLibrary and Archives Canada, 1954-153-1<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"Officer\u2019s<\/a>
Brock\u2019s Coat<\/p>
Officer\u2019s Coat<\/strong><\/p>
CWM 19670070-009<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"General<\/a>
General Brock's Coatee : Under a New Light<\/p>
General Brock's Coatee : Under a New Light<\/strong><\/p>
<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The Royal Navy<\/h2>\n
\n
The Royal Navy secured the sea lanes that carried supplies to the colonies while, in the interior, its warships fought for control of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.<\/p>\n
\n
\n\"Captain<\/a>
Captain Sir William Mulcaster, Royal Navy<\/p>
Captain Sir William Howe Mulcaster<\/strong><\/p>
Painted by Jean-Louis Canon in 1830\r\nBeaverbrook Collection of War Art\r\nCWM 19840133-006<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"<\/a>
The War of 1812 on the Pacific Coast<\/p>
Fort George, Formerly Astoria<\/strong><\/p>
Print by Sir Henry James Warre, 1848\r\nLibrary and Archives Canada, 1970-188-459(A) l<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Colonial Regulars<\/h2>\n
\n
Colonial regulars, drawn from Britain and British subjects in the colonies, formed a vital part of the effort to repel American invasions of Canada.<\/p>\n
\n
\n\"The<\/a>
Charles de Salaberry at the Battle of the Ch\u00e2teauguay<\/p>
The Battle of Ch\u00e2teauguay<\/strong><\/p>
Painting by E.H. de Holmfield in 1896\r\nCh\u00e2teau Ramezay Museum and Historic Site of Montreal,\r\nQuebec, 1998.1776<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"Captain<\/a>
The 104th (New Brunswick) Regiment of Foot<\/p>
Captain William Bradley\u2019s Portable Writing Desk, 104th Regiment of Foot<\/strong><\/p>
CWM 19900070-001<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Civilians Under Arms<\/h2>\n
\n
Canadian civilians went to war in the militia and aboard privateers.<\/p>\n
\n
\n\"Military<\/a>
Military General Service Medal, 1793\u20131814<\/p>
Military General Service Medal, 1793\u20131814 with Bar:\r\nCrysler\u2019s Farm, Joseph Plamondon, Canadian Militia<\/strong><\/p>
Tilston Memorial Collection of Canadian Military Medals\r\nCWM 19750150-001<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"Capture<\/a>
Privateers<\/p>
Capture of Snap Dragon by The Martin, 1813<\/strong><\/p>
Painting by Irwin John Bevan, around 1852-1940,\r\nThe Mariners\u2019 Museum, Newport News, Virginia, 1940.0969.000001<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
First Peoples Warriors<\/h2>\n
\n
First Peoples served in the War of 1812 as independent allies of the Crown.<\/p>\n
\n
\n\"Ahyouwaighs,<\/a>
Tekarihogen (John Brant)<\/p>
Ahyouwaighs, Chief of the Six-Nations (John Brant)<\/strong><\/p>
Painting by Charles Bird King, 1838,\r\nLibrary and Archives Canada, C-123161<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"The<\/a>
The Assiginack Canoe<\/p>
The Assiginack Canoe<\/strong><\/p>
CMC 1969-038-001 a-n<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Caught up in War<\/h2>\n
\n
Most Canadians were not directly affected by the war. For those who were, it could be a devastating experience.<\/p>\n
\n
\n\"Meeting<\/a>
Laura Secord<\/p>
Meeting Between Laura Secord and Lieut. Fitzgibbon, June 1813<\/strong><\/p>
Painting by Lorne K. Smith, 1920 \r\nLibrary and Archives Canada, C-011053.<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"Sermons<\/a>
A Symbol of Brutality<\/p>
Sermons on Several Subjects<\/strong><\/p>
Addison Library, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
British Regulars The British Army provided a body of disciplined professionals that could stand in the line of battle, as well as specialist gunners, engineers, medical personnel, and staff officers. The Royal Navy The Royal Navy secured the sea lanes that carried supplies to the colonies while, in the interior, its warships fought for control […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":457,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/477"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2287,"href":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/477\/revisions\/2287"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}