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aide-de-camp
Senior officers were assisted in the daily management of their command by a more junior officer, the aide-de-camp.
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bateau
A shallow draft boat used to move supplies on the rivers and lakes of the Canadas.
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british north america
That part of North America which did not separate from the British Empire as part of the United States in 1783. The colonies of Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island [..]
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campaign
A military operation with some more or less defined objective that might involve a combination of movement and one or more battles. The most sustained campaign of the War of 1812 followed the American [..]
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french revolution
The rebellion, 1789, that eventually overthrew the French Monarchy for a republic, which was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte.
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grape shot
Like canister
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guns
Smooth bore artillery firing solid shot or various forms of canister.
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incorporated militia
Local troops to be trained and equipped like regular forces and to serve for the duration of the War. See also Sedentary Militia.
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king’s shilling
A recruit to the British army would receive a shilling on signing up.
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