The unit was formed at Fort George in August 1812 and disbanded there in March 1815. These are the
Section: Timeline.
14 articles tagged Timeline.
c.7000 BCE The Toronto Carrying Place trail is established by the Wendat, linking Ouentironk (Lake Simcoe) to Ontarí’io (Lake
Dec. 7 Home District Magistrates ordered a Market House built at King and New [Jarvis] streets, York, on ground
July 20 Eight men convicted of treason in a special assize at Ancaster were hanged at Burlington. July 25
Bicentennial Timeline: April to June 1814 4 The Fife and Drum
Jan. 5 US President James Madison and James Monroe, secretary of state, accepted a British offer of direct negotiations
Oct. 5 Americans win Battle of Thames at Moraviantown near Chatham, where Tecumseh is killed. Oct. 26 Charles de
July Town of York saw its population drop since 1812 from 700 to 625; in York Township it fell
Apr. 24 Home District Magistrates increased the salary of £10 £15 John Bazell, the town crier, from to a
Jan. 1 Commenting on the war which “the American Fanatic is making on us,” the editor of The Upper
Oct. The Coloured Corps of Black volunteers, formed in August, reached full strength when 14 men joined from the
Jul. A corps of about 30 Black soldiers was organized in the Niagara Peninsula at the urging of Richard
During the next three years the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 will be a matchless opportunity to
