West India Regiment Button
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This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Media Type
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- Description
- An infantry unit that was recruited from the British Colonies of the Caribbean around 1795. It is believed this regiment was made up of freed North American and Caribbean slaves. During the War of 1812, the West India Regiment participated in the Battle of New Orleans.
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.00012 Longitude: -79.24958
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- Image courtesy of the Niagara Falls History Museum
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- Please contact the Niagara Falls History Museum for any reproductions of this image.
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- Niagara Falls History MuseumEmail:llmuseum@niagarafalls.ca
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