Patriot War in the West

The Patriot War was a US-Canada border conflict where bands of raiders attacked Canada more than a dozen times in 1838. This board shows pictures from my book "The Patriot War Along the Michigan-Canada Border." Also see Patriot War in the East.

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Shaun J. McLaughlin

a large white tower sitting on top of a lush green field under a cloudy sky

Remains of an 1836 lighthouse on Boblo (Bois Blanc) Island captured by raiders in January 1838.

an old black and white photo of a man in uniform

Photo of American General Hugh Brady, who stymied rebel offenses as often as he could

an old painting of men in uniforms and hats shooting at something while others look on

1977 painting by C. H. Forster recreating the February 1838 Battle of Fighting Island

this is an aerial view of a castle and its surrounding grounds, including the moat

Scale model of what Fort Malden, Ontario, looked like at the end of the Patriot War in 1838

an old black and white drawing of a harbor

Sketch of the wharf at Fort Malden with Bois Blanc Island in the background, by Benson Lossing, as it would have looked during the Patriot War.

1977 painting by C. H. Forster recreating the capture of the rebel schooner Anne and its commander Edward Theller in January 1838

an old black and white drawing of a man with a beard, wearing a suit

Josiah Henson, leader of a company of ex-slaves who helped protect Canada from US-based raiders in 1838

Cover of my book published in 2013

an old painting of a man with a beard and white hair wearing a tuxedo

Drawing of rebel leader Charles Duncombe in his later years by E. I. Hirst

The reward poster for wanted Canadian rebels in 1837