Canada's Coloured Corps-- Part 6: 1813 Campaigns, Fort George and Burlington Heights

Renamed the "Coloured" or "Black" Corps, the company entered general service and spent the winter at Fort George.  On 27 May 1813,  a large American force launched an amphibious attack on Fort George.  

The Coloured Corps and British troops rushed to the beach to oppose the landing and "exchanged a destructive and rapid fire" with the enemy at short range.  The Coloured Corps lost four of its men wounded or captured before it was forced back by naval gunfire.

It retreated with Brigadier General John Vincent's troops to Burlington Heights.

For the remainder of the year, the Coloured Corps participated in the blockade of  the American Army at Fort George, enduring the harsh conditions  and privations of the British troops.

--Brock-Perry