Loyalties in Conflict – A Canadian Borderland in War and Rebellion,1812–1840

Loyalties in ConflictA Canadian Borderland in War and Rebellion,1812-1840\nAuthor(s): John Irvine Little\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9780802095251, 978-0802095251\nSynopsis\nDespite their strategic location on the American border, the townships of Lower Canada have been largely ignored in studies of the War of 1812 and the Rebellions of [tel]. Originally settled by Loyalists from New York, and followed by much larger numbers of land seekers from New England, this was a potentially volatile borderland during British-American conflicts. [url] Little's Loyalties in Conflict examines how the allegiance to British authority of the American-origin population within the borders of Lower Canada was tested by the War of 1812 and the Rebellions of [tel].\n\nLittle argues that while loyalties were highly localized, American border raids during the war caused a defensive reaction north of the 45th parallel. Th.