John Richardson (author)
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John Richardson was a Canadian officer in the British Army who became the first Canadian-born novelist to achieve international recognition.
Major John Richardson by Frederick William Lock
Fort Malden
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Fort Malden, formally known as Fort Amherstburg, is a defence fortification in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1795 by Great Britain in order to ensure the security of British North Amer
John Richardson (author)
…was a surgeon with the Queen's Rangers. As a young boy, Richardson lived for a time with his grandparents in Detroit and later with his parents at Fort Malden, Amherstburg. His step-mother, Marie Archange Barthe, told him of stories about early Detroit and the Siege of Fort Detroit in 1763, which inspired his…
The museum, standing in front of the restored soldiers' barracks
The single-storey Brick Barracks were built in 1820
Fort Malden, Amherstburg, 1959