Nils von Schoultz
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Nils Gustaf Ulrik von Schoultz was a Swedish military officer, chemist, and adventurer of Finland-Swedish origin who led the Battle of the Windmill during the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1838.
John A. Macdonald, who advised von Schoultz in his defence
Battle of the Windmill
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The Battle of the Windmill was fought in November 1838 in the aftermath of the Upper Canada Rebellion. Loyalist forces of the Upper Canadian government and American troops, aided by the Royal Navy and
Nils von Schoultz
…Ulrik von Schoultz (October 7, 1807 – December 8, 1838) was a Swedish military officer, chemist, and adventurer of Finland-Swedish origin who led the Battle of the Windmill during the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1838. Nils von Schoultz was born on October 7, 1807 in the Finnish city of Vaasa, then part of the Kingdom of…
Contemporary engraving of the Battle of the Windmill as seen from the American shore.