To Stand and Fight Together: Richard Pierpoint and the Coloured Corps of Upper Canada

by Steve Pitt

Book Overview

In 1812, a 67-year-old black United Empire Loyalist named Richard Pierpoint helped raise "a corps of Coloured Men to stand and fight together" against the Americans who were threatening to invade the tiny British colony of Upper Canada.

Pierpoint's unique fighting unit would not only see service throughout the War of 1812, it would also be the first colonial military unit reactiviated to quash the Rebellion of 1837. It would go on to serve...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155002731X
• ISBN13: 9781550027310
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10