During the war of 1812, Gananoque was a strategic point along the St. Lawrence River corridor. All supplies heading west to support British and Canadian forces had to pass through this channel.
On September 21, 1812, a company of U.S. army . . . — — Map (db m90003) HM
On September 21, 1812, a United States force of some 200 regulars and militia under Capt. Benjamin Forsyth attacked Gananoque. The village was an important forwarding point for supplies moving up the St. Lawrence from Montreal to Kingston and was . . . — — Map (db m83531) HM
Born in Connecticut, Stone forfeited his home and property there when he fled to New York to serve with the Loyalist militia during the American Revolution. He came to Canada in 1786, settled with his family in New Johnstown (now Cornwall) and was . . . — — Map (db m90006) HM
At this place on September 21, 1812, the 2nd Regiment of the Leeds Rifle Company, a local militia commanded by Colonel Joel Stone, defended this village during an American raid by Captain Benjamin Forsyth and the 1st Rifle Company from . . . — — Map (db m207414) HM
