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Title: General Order from Edward Baynes, 1814 Creator: Baynes, Edward Dates of October 7, 1814 Reference RG 690 Material: Number: Scope and One printed broadside from Head Quarters, Cornwall. This contains a General Content: Order which states that the Commander of the Forces has received a report from Lieutenant-Colonel McDouall of the Glengarry Light Infantry which was dated September the 9th. This conveys the message that two armed schooners, the Tigress and the Scorpion have been captured. This was planned and executed by Lieutenant Worsley of the Royal Navy and a detachment of 50 rank and file of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Other officers were commended for their role in the capture, they included: Lieutenants Bulger, Armstrong and Radenurst of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and Mr. Dickson and Livingston of the Indian Department who volunteered their services. The name at the bottom of the document is Edward Baynes, Adjt.- Gen. N.A. There is no signature. An address on the back indicates that this document was sent to a schooner in Lake Huron. Physical This document is 32 cm. x 20 cm. The royal coat of arms is at the top. This Description / item has been repaired and reinforced with Japanese tissue on the back folds. Condition: Biographical / Edward Baynes (1768-1829) was primarily a member of staff during the Administrative French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. He was appointed Notes: Commander of the Glengarry Light Infantry during the War of 1812. Previous to, and during the War of 1812 he was responsible for communicating strategies and orders to commanders in the field. He negotiated with Major General Henry Dearborn who commanded U.S. armies in the north. These negotiations failed. In 1814, Baynes was promoted to Major General. The Tigress and the Scorpion were two schooners of the United States Navy which were built in 1812. They formed part of a squadron under Commander Arthur Sinclair. On Lake Huron during the War of 1812, they were part of an American fleet that blockaded and unsuccessfully attacked Fort Michilimackinac. On one of their expeditions they searched for the Nancy, a British schooner which ran communications and supplies. On August 14th the Nancy was blown up. Her commander was Lieutenant Miller Worsley. On September 3rd, Worsley and a British garrison captured the Tigress and the Scorpion. This action avenged the loss of the Nancy. Major-General Robert McDouall, CB served as commandant of Fort Mackinac. The capture of Fort Mackinac was a turning point in the War of 1812. Source Acquired from Gordon Russel from the Robert Band Collection, 2019 Information: Described by: Anne Adams Date: August 7, 2019 .

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