One British officer later noted that: "Mississagua... is a pretty little Fort, and would prevent vessels coming up the river.."
These duties prevented the Coloured Corps from participating in the Niagara Campaign that summer.
Their services would have been of great assistance during the British Siege of Fort Erie in which the British desperately lacked the services of trained engineers.
Fort Mississagua: The tower and earthworks are all that remain of the barracks, guardroom and cells of Fort Mississagua. Built between 1813 and 1816 to replace Fort George as the counterpoise to the American Fort Niagara directly across the Niagara River from it, it was garrisoned until 1826.
Repaired and rearmed following the Rebellion of 1837, it continued to be maintained until 1854 in response to border disputes with the United States.
It was manned during the tense years of the American Civil War and the Fenian Scare of 1866, but by 1870 it was no longer considered of military value.
--Brock-Perry
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