G'day Mate, I.ve loved it down there. It still has a flavor of the "Old West' in the outback. Long story, but my ancestors fought on both sides with my main line fighting at Crysler's Farm in the Canadian Militia. His brother was captured at Plattsburg and held captive in Canada. The following is a Canadian written book with excellent detail on all the land operations of the War of 1812 from the British perspective. It is a Canadian War Museum Historical Publication # 18. From the Book.! "additional troops had arrived from Gibralter, under the command of Major General Gerard Gosselin, and Sherbrooke (Lt. General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke)selected the 29th, 62nd and98th Regiments to undertake the task he had in mind, the 21st and 99th were to remain in Halifax for the defense of the Maritimes" From Chapter 13, "The Castine Expedition" from the book, "The War of 1812 land operations, by George F. G. Stanley." ISBN # 0-7715-9859-9 Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Thomas" <pmthomas@bigpond.com> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 5:56 AM Subject: [WARof1812] British 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot in the War of 1812 > > G'day, I've been following this List for a while, but I don't see much > interest in "the other" side. I'm hoping that some listers are hiding > their lights under some bushels ... > > I live in Australia, and the War of 1812 is almost never discussed here, > and avenues for even the most basic research of secondary materials are > very few. > > My interest is a British soldier of the 29th Regiment of Foot: William > COMSTIVE (1792-1858). I have established that COMSTIVE served in the > Peninsular Campaign, in which WELLINGTON drove the French out of Spain & > Portugal. > > Then, the 29th moved to North America. I'm having trouble establishing > where they served. > > It appears that some, at least, of the 29th, served at Castine from June > to September 1814. Would this be Castine in Maine ? Does anyone know > if all of the 29th were there, and what did they get up to ? I don't > know for certain that my William COMSTIVE was there. > > In a later account of COMSTIVE's interesting life, a journalist wrote > that COMSTIVE served at "St John" during this war. I have found several > places in Canada, U.S.A., and the Caribbean called St John or St John's, > but I have been unable to establish which, if any, might have been the > scene of an action, or even a garrison, involving the 29th. > > I welcome any suggestions as to further reading. > > > Peter THOMAS > Darwin, AUSTRALIA > <pmthomas@bigpond.com> > > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > MESSAGE HINT: Limit your per line characters > to 55 to 70 for a much better return message. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >