In 2012 The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC), being the current unit of the Canadian Armed Forces succeeding the Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada, was awarded honours perpetuating their service in Defence of Canada – 1812-1815 – Defense du Canada and battle honours for Niagara. ^[1]

Major Engagements:

• York, 27 April 1813
• Fort Niagara, 19 Dec 1813
• Lundy's Lane, 25 July 1814
• Siege of Fort Erie, Sept. - Oct. 1814

Officers:

(These officers were with the Incorporated Militia for a long period of time, or at least were noticeably active.)

Lieutenant-Colonels

• William Robinson (Captain, 8th Foot)
• Allan McLean
• J.B. Glew (Capt. 41st Foot). 25 Jan. - 24 March 1815

Majors

• Titus Greer Simons (II York), 25 March 1813 - 10 July 1814
• James Kerby, 13 july 1814 - 24 March 1815

Adjutant

• Dennis Fitzgerald (Ensign, 41st Foot), 5 March 1814 - 24 December 1814
• Miles, Francis (Lieutenant, 89th Foot), 25 Dec 1814 - 24 March 1815

Quartermaster

• George Thrower (Qtr-Master, 41st Foot)

Paymaster

• William Kemble (Lieut. Glengarry Light Infantry)

Surgeon

• Grant Powell

Captains

• Henry Davy
• Thomas Fraser
• William Jarvie
• John Kerr
• John Macdonell
• Archibald George McLean
• Abraham A Rapelje
• Edward Walker
• Hamilton Walker
• Daniel Washburn

Lieutenants

• Henry Burritt
• Duncan Clark
• William Chisholm
• James Hamilton
• Thomas Humberstone
• William Munson Jarvis (also 2nd Lieut. Inc. Militia Artillery)
• Duncan Macdonell
• Peter T McCollum (attached to Commissariat)
• Daniel McDougall
• Alexander Rose
• Henry Ruttan
• George Ryerson

Ensigns

• John Applegarth
• Daniel Brooke
• John Campbell
• John Fraser
• George Kerby
• John Kilborn
• John Lampman
• John Macdonell
• Ziba M Philips
• Henry Robins
• Daniel K Servos
• Charles Short
• William Walter Simons
• Andrew W. Warffe

Officers, Other:

Jones, Jonas, Captain

Kilbourne/Kilburn, Henry, Ensign:^[2]

Morris, William, Lieutenant

Enlisted Men:
Private, unless otherwise indicated

• Anderson, George
• Brock, Francis
• Clunis, George
• Davidson/Davison, Andrew
• Dietsman, John
• Drake, John
• Freeman, John
• Graham, William

• Hicks, Benjamin
• Hicks, Joseph nr 1
• Hicks, Joseph nr 2
• Hilts, Jeremiah

• Markle, Benjamin
• McBride, Edward Wm, Sergeant
• Mills, Richard
• Mitchell, David
• Moore, George
• Murphy, John

• Perkins, William, Sergeant
• Reed, James
• Ryckman, James
• Smallman, George, Sergeant
• Souter, William
• Starkweather, John
• Storkey, John

• Tipp, John
• White, Jacob

Draftees, but did not join I.M.

• Robbins, Amariah

Re-enactment Unit
The Military Re-enactment Society of Canada (not-for-profit) is the umbrella organization for a group portraying the original Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada. Their website: http://www.imuc.org

Sources

1. ↑ War of 1812 Canadian Awards Sorted by Current Units, Backgrounder, Dept. of National Defence.
2. ↑ He is listed by both Grey and Irving as serving with the I.M., but details or other documentary evidence is lacking

Printed

Unit History

• Feltoe, Richard. Red Coated Ploughboys: The Volunteer Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada, 1812-15. Toronto: Dundurn, 2012.

Battles

• Graves, Donald E. The Battle of Lundy's Lane, On the Niagara in 1814. Baltimore: The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1993.
• ______. And All Their Glory Past: Fort Erie, Plattsburgh and the Final Battles in the North, 1814. Robin Bass Studio, 2013
• Malcomson, Robert. Capital in Flames, The American Attack on York, 1813. Montreal: Robin Brass Studio, 2008.
• Whitehorne, Joseph. While Washington Burned, The Battle for Fort Erie, 1814. Baltimore: The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1992.

On-line Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada

• Feltoe, Richard. "Redcoated Plougboys", War of 1812 Website: http://www.warof1812.ca/imuc.htm

Battles

• "War of 1812: Battle of York, History Net website: http://www.historynet.com/war-of-1812-battle-of-york.htm
• Historical Narratives of Early Canada: The Battle of York: http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/1812/18124.html

• Historical Narratives of Early Canada: The Battle of Lundy's Lane: http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/1812/18129.html

• Sondahl, Birrion. "The Battle of Lundy's Lane", Military History Online: http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/19thcentury/articles/battleoflundyslane.aspx

• Carstead, Frederick. "Siege of Fort Erie", War of 1812 Website:http://www.warof1812.ca/forterie.htm

• Graves, Donald. "General Drummond and the Battle of Fort Erie, Canadian Military History (Wifrid Laurier University), vol. 1, Issue 1, Article 4: http://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1112&context=cmh