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The British supported the Canadians when they suffered repeated invasions and occupations, but each invasion ended with an American withdrawal. Canadians successfully defended against all of the American invasions.Isaac Brock, Charles de Salaberry, Laura Secord, and Tecumseh became and remain very iconic Canadian figures.

“The Americans were in high spirits, and when I said  I was Canadian, one of the officers laughed and said, “you’ll soon be under the Yankey government, my boy.“ I was sassy, like most boys my age, and I said, “I’m not so sure about that. “

— Jacob Cline, Canadian, 13 years old, 1813

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This is a Military General Service medal and Veterans of the war of 1812 who survived until 1847 were eligible to apply for this medal. Private Joseph Plamondon received this medal  for his service at the battle of Crysler’s Farm in November 1813.

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This  is a very rare image of a Canadian privateer from the war of 1812, it shows HMS Martin capturing the American privateer Snap Dragon. Privateers or privately owned warships that attempted to capture enemy ships and sell the vessels and their cargos.

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Isaac Brock served as the civil administrator and military commander of upper Canada.  Laura Secord was a resident of Queenston, Upper Canada and she warned the British about an American attack.  Charles de Salaberry  was a Canadian Francophone who made his career in the British army. Mookomannish was an Odawa war chief and he fought as an ally of the British during the war.  These four people were very important during the war of 1812.

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The successful defence of Canada allowed Britain’s North American colonies to evolve into an independent
transcontinental country.

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Upper Canada welcomed American immigrants, many families had relatives on both sides of the border and pioneer societies in upper Canada and western New York were very similar and linked by close  social and economic ties. War with the United States would threaten these connections and expose emerging communities to invasion and destruction.