[Public-List] Alden 32 now upper Michigan Rendevous

[Gordon Laco]

Good evening Peter -

Nice to hear from you!  Yes, the RNR fought all through the War of 1812, it
could be said with truth that along with the Indians they were one of the
decisive cards the Crown had to play in successfully defending Canada.
They fought in nearly every major and minor land and sea battle of the war;
the Americans for a time refused to believe that they could possibly be
facing the same men at battlefields hundreds of miles apart - but it was
them.  About 980 mustered at the beginning of the war; very few got home at
the end.   Any book about the War will have a fair bit of material about
them.  I am a member of the group that re-enacts the RNR's activities (but
have not been active for some time)

The group's website is accessible at

 www.battleofgeorgianbay.huronia.com/rnrsite

It has long been a bone of contention that the official history taught in
Nfld about the regiment begins with the 'Blue Puttees'  in fact they saved
Canada a hundred years earlier.

I did an archaeological expedition to  the Somme a couple of years ago; that
was a moving but very very sad experience.  If you like I can send you some
pictures - have you ever been there?

Gord


> Hi Gord,
> I had family in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment  that were lost at the
> Battle of the Somme. I had no idea that the "Blue Putties" had served in a
> Upper Canada. Can you direct me to reference material on the same?
> Peter Milley
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 3:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Alden 32 now upper Michigan Rendevous
> 
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