Historian Pierre Berton asserted that her story would be "used to underline the growing myth that Secord has been memorialized in books, plays, music and even a postage stamp. While the exact details of Laura Secord's efforts to reach FitzGibbon and sound the alarm are uncertain, they have been made part of Canadian mythology and employed to foster Canadian nationalism. His return to England, Albert sent her a reward of £100. Secord had prepared a memorial describing her service and placed her signature among those of War of 1812 veterans who had prepared an address to him. In 1860, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII), learned of her long walk while onĪ visit to Canada. The only recognition she gained in her lifetime for her arduous journey came late in her life. Secord's petition for a military pension was refused. In 1837, he testified that *Secord had warned him of an American attack but he provided no specific date and he wrote, he said, "in a moment of much hurry and Of this information" he had positioned the Indigenous warriors to intercept the Americans. In the latter testimonial, he wrote that Secord had come to him "on the 22d day of June 1813," and "in consequence However, FitzGibbon did provide written testimony in support of the Secords' later petition to the government for a pension, in 18. FitzGibbon's report on the battle noted: "At De Cou's this morning, about seven o'clock, I received information that … the Enemy … was advancing towards me …" Secord herself never revealed how she came to know of the American plan, and while she did take a message to FitzGibbon, it is uncertain if she arrived ahead of Indigenous The official reports of the victory made no mention of Laura Secord. FitzGibbon arrived with 50 soldiers from the 49th Regiment and persuaded Boerstler to surrender. Who were joined by another 100 Kanyen'kehà:ka warriors led by Captain William Kerr. On 24 June 1813, American troops under Colonel Charles Boerstler were ambushed near Beaver Dams by 300 Kanyen'kehà:ka (Mohawk) warriors from Kahnawake, Secord reached FitzGibbon at his headquarters in the house of John De Cou, probably on 22 or 23 June. James FitzGibbon, she set out on her own, taking a difficult route through inhospitable terrain to avoid American sentries, and being helped by a group ofįirst Nations men she encountered along the way. ![]() ![]() Since James was unable to make the journey to warn British Lieutenant In some way, Laura heard that the Americans were planning an attack on British forces at Beaver Dams. Recuperating, the Secords were forced to billet some American officers in their home. In June 1813, with Queenston occupied by American troops and James still Laura Secord rescued him from the battlefield and took him home to nurse him through his recuperation. He was wounded at the Battle of Queenston Heights Laura Secord's TrekĮarly in the War of 1812, James Secord was a sergeant with the 1st Lincoln Militia. In 1797, Laura married James Secord, a Queenston merchant. To the Niagara Peninsula in 1795 and ran a tavern at Queenston. Laura Ingersoll was the daughter of Thomas Ingersoll, an American who had sided with the Patriots during the American Revolution (1775–83).
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