Some 200 French prisoners were held in or on the Nova Scotia (not sure if this is a prison ship or Canadian province) some since as far back as 1803.
The daily allowance of Britain for its prisoners was one pound of bread, one pound of beef and one gill (1/4 pint) of peas. Prisoners received coffee, sugar, potatoes and tobacco from American agents.
Conditions on the prison ships declined horribly after the arrival of American prisoners.
The person the book was about (Henry Torey?) was captured in Upper canada at some creek between Fort George and Little York. he was then force marched to Montreal, and from there to Quebec and "crowded then on board transports like negroes in a Guinee ship."
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
I can't wit to read this book! I thin Major Watson needs a book! :)
ReplyDeleteIt would make for interesting reading. He certainly lived a lot of history.
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