Glengarry Light Infantry
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The Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles were a light infantry unit, raised chiefly in the Glengarry District of Upper Canada shortly before the outbreak of the Anglo-American War of 1812. The unit foug
The Glengarrys charge across the Saint Lawrence (Illustration from a British book). Note: the highlander uniform is inaccurate.
When the United States and the United Kingdom went to war against each other in 1812, the major land theatres of war were Upper Canada, Michigan Territory, Lower Canada and the Maritime Provinces of N
Glengarry Light Infantry
…was of the same design as that for other ranks, but was of silver. They may also have had a dark green pelisse, with black cords and black fur trim. Canadian units of the War of 1812 Barnes, RM, The Uniforms and History of the Scottish Regiments, London, Sphere Books Limited, 1972…
Depiction of the Canadian militia, fencibles, and First Nations during the Battle of the Chateauguay
A diorama at the Halifax Citadel featuring pieces of equipment used by the Nova Scotia Fencibles, and the Royal Newfoundland Regiment of Fencible Infantry.
Reenactors at Fort York dressed like the Canadian Regiment of Fencible Infantry.