Articles by 'John C. Carter'
Patriot Chronicles: Two Loyalist Recollections of the Battle of the Windmill
2018 marks the 180th anniversary of the ...
by: John C. Carter
On the morning of July 21, 1928, residents of Oswego, New York awoke to find the former convict ship Success, moored in ...
by: John C. Carter
December 1837 and December 1838, more than 1,000 men were arrested and charged with piratical invasion and treason.
by: John C. Carter
They were trying times in Upper Canada. Between December 1837 and December 1838, one internal revolt, one uprising, and at least fourteen armed incursions...
by: John C. Carter
They were troubled times; between December, 1837 and December, 1838, at least 14 armed incursions. . .
by: John C. Carter
The Battle of the Windmill was fought 177 years ago, on November 12 to 16, 1838. In my article, previously published (Re...
by: John C. Carter
William Lyon Mackenzie was the leader of the 1837 Upper Canadian Rebellion. He escaped, after the defeat of rebel forces...
by: John C. Carter
Patriot Chronicles: From Political Prisoner to American Pioneer February 12, 1840 marked the end of a long voyage to a ...
by: John C. Carter
Patriot Chronicles: Nathan Williams, a Rebel Who Participated In and Escaped From the Battle of the Windmill, is present...
by: John C. Carter
In June 2010, TI Life profiled Dr. John Carter in John Carter’s Prisoners in Van Diemen’s Land, The story had a remarkab...
by: John C. Carter
As with the chronicling of any historical event, period newspapers and journals were written for different reasons and from varied perspectives.
by: John C. Carter
The mass escape of state prisoners on July 29, 1838 was a singular event in the history of Fort Henry, but it was an important chapter in the history...
by: John C. Carter
“...the burning of the Sir Robert Peel Steamer, by a band of masked villains – [was] outdoing the worst deeds of the worst ...
by: John C. Carter
The date was February 1838. Action in the Upper Canadian rebellion had abated on Navy Island on the Niagara River and ha...
by: John C. Carter
2012 marks the 175th anniversary of the 1837/38 Upper Canadian Rebellions. This is a chapter in that story which has a F...
by: John C. Carter
Readers of TIL are aware that one hundred and sixty Patriots were taken prisoner at the Battle of the Windmill near Pres...
by: John C. Carter
Under the probation system, prisoners were awarded tickets of leave (a form of probation) for good conduct following two years of hard labour. Many of the Patriots received
by: John C. Carter
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