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Local Militia in
Victoria County, Ontario Canada
Local Militia in 1828 and 1839
The first record to be found in the Archives at
Ottawa of any militia organization affecting the townships now
included in Victoria County is under the date of 1828. In that year
the 2nd Regiment of Durham Militia, commanded by Lt. Col. Robert
Henry, had Christopher Knowlson of Omemee as one of its captains,
and numbered Wm. Cottingham, James Laidley, Samuel Cottingham, John
Knowlson, Francis Henderson, and Wm. Fee among its lieutenants. This
unit was called out in 1837, but took no part in the skirmishes of
that uneasy year.
In 1839 all laws relating to the organization and training of the
Militia were reduced into one Act. Under this statute a general
re-construction of units took place. The land holders of Emily and
Ups became the 4th Regiment of Durham Militia, and those in Verulam,
Fenelon, Eldon, and Mariposa the 5th Regiment of Durham Militia.
The two units mustered 693 and 523 (all ranks) respectively.
Changes in
1847 and in 1851
In 1846 the Oregon Boundary dispute with the United States was made
crucial by the mouthing of demagogues who clamored for
"Fifty-four-forty-or-Fight." Under the tensity of this menace the
Canadian government passed a new Militia Act and prepared to set its
house in order in the event that hostilities should break out.
The townships of our present county became, in January 1847, part of
a new organization. The militiamen of Emily, Verulam, and Somerville
now constituted the 4th Battalion of Peterborough Militia, those in
Ops, Fenelon, and Bexley the 5th Battalion of Peterborough Militia,
and those in Mariposa and Eldon the 6th Battalion of Peterborough
Militia. On the incorporation of Victoria County in 1851, these
units became the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, respectively, of
Victoria Militia.
Military Annals
Victoria County
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