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General Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe, 1st Baronet (15 July 1763 – 17 July 1851) was a Loyalist General in the British Army during the War of 1812. He was created a baronet in 1813 and afterwards served as Commander and acting Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada.
Roger Hale Sheaffe. Title Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, Major General. War & Affiliation War of 1812 / British. Date of Birth - Death July 15, 1763 - July 17, 1851. Sheaffe was born in Boston to Loyalist parents, and educated at Harvard. In 1778, he secured a commission in the 5th Regiment of Foot.
25 de nov. de 2010 · Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe, army officer and colonial administrator (b at Boston, Mass 15 Jul 1763; d at Edinburgh, Scot 17 Jul 1851). Growing up during the American War of Independence in the volatile city of Boston, Sheaffe was taken under the wing of the Duke of Northumberland, who had made his headquarters in the boarding house of ...
Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe was an experienced professional soldier who attempted to conduct the War of 1812 in Upper Canada in accordance with the defensive strategy of Sir George Prevost – an approach which undoubtedly suited Sheaffe’s cautious personality.
An American force, supported by a naval flotilla, landed on the western lakeshore and captured the provincial capital after defeating an outnumbered force of regulars, militia and Ojibwe natives under the command of Major General Roger Hale Sheaffe, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada.
- April 27, 1813
- United States victory [1]
28 de abr. de 2010 · The man who took command following Brock’s death was another major general, Roger Hale Sheaffe.
Hace 5 días · Major-General Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe was an American born British officer who briefly came to prominence during the War of 1812. He was born in Boston in 1763, twelve years before the outbreak of the War of Independence, the son of William Sheaffe, the deputy collector of customs at Boston.
