- The War of 1812
- Treason and Disaffection
- Indigenous Peoples
- Blacks
- Women
- Civil Administration – Upper Canada
- Civil Administration – Lower Canada
- Civil Administration – New Brunswick
- Civil Administration – Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island
- Civil Administration – Prince Edward Island
- Civil Administration – Newfoundland
- Naval War – on the Lakes
- Naval War – on the Atlantic Ocean
- Land War – Upper Canada
- Land War – Lower Canada
- Loyalty
- Economic Development
- The War and its Myths
Loyalty
This excerpt from the biography of Edward McSWINEY provides a context for understanding one of the most important legacies of the war:
“One of the significant aspects of the 19th-century loyalist account of Canada’s origins is the role of Upper Canadians and the militia in successfully repelling American invaders during the War of 1812. In fact, however, this loyalist myth (long since discredited) was in part generated by contemporaries … who feared that the province would be lost by the actions of the disloyal.”
To find out how the cunning McSwiney manipulated this situation to his own advantage, click on the link below.