George Heriot, 1766-1844: born in Jersey, became Postmaster-General of Canada: was second in command at the battle of Chateauguay in the War of 1812.
Simon Fraser, 1776-1862: explored the Fraser river in 1808: declined knighthood in 1811: died poor near Montreal.
James FitzGibbon, 1780-1863: born in Ireland: won the battle of Beaver Dam, 1813: helped to put down the rebellion in Upper Canada, 1837: returned to England later.
Sir Phineas Riall, 1775-1850: commanded at the battle of Chippawa: Governor of Grenada, 1816: knighted, 1833.
Sir Gordon Drummond, 1771-1854: born at Quebec: fought as colonel against the French in Egypt, 1801: won the battle of Lundy's Lane, 1814: administrator of Lower Canada, 1815-6.
Lord Selkirk (Thomas Douglas), 1771-1820: planted a colony in Prince Edward Island in 1803: his colonists on the Red River, 1815-6, twice driven out by the North-West Company, but restored in 1817.
Robert Semple, 1766-1816: born at Boston: travelled widely: became Governor of the Hudson Bay Company's territories in 1815.
Cuthbert Grant, the leader of the attacking party, was a Scottish half-breed.
John Galt, 1779-1839: best known as a Scots novelist: visited Canada in the interests of the Canada Company in 1824 and 1826-9.