- Queen's University Archives
- Algonquins of Golden Lake Claim collection
- Primary Documents PD75-PD78
- The Documentary History of the Campaign upon the Niagara Frontier, Cruikshank
The Documentary History of the Campaign upon the Niagara Frontier, Cruikshank
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Where
- Held by
- Queen's University Archives via Queen's University Archives
- Dates
- 1813 (indexed as 1813)
- Level
- item
- Extent
- 1 item of textual record
- Scope & content
- Extracts of Letters: Captain James Fitzgibbon to Captain William J. Kerr, Mar. 30, 1818, advising that the Indians, under the Command of Captain Boerstler, won the battle of Beaver Dam on the 24th, June 1813. Another dated Dec. 8, 1815, from Captain William Johnson Kerr to Colonel Claus gives a return of the Indians present at this battle among whom are listed 180 Indians from Lower Canada. Another dated June 5, 1826, written by Captain D. Ducharme to an unnamed historian. gives an eyewitness account of the battle of Beaver Dam. Ducharme states he set out from Lachine with a 340 Indians as ordered by Sir John Johnson; 160 from Sault St Louis, 120 from Lake of Two Mountains and 60 from St. Regis. There are several other letters in this source which give accounts of the war of 1812 and the role played by the Indians.
- Location
- Sault-Saint-Louis · neighbourhood · confidence 50% · landmark:geonames · found as “sault st louis”
- Language
- English
- Harvested
- 2026-10-18T11:46:29Z · source datestamp 2025-07-14T19:17:44Z · ead