The former windmill (1820s) on the grounds of the Battle of the Windmill (1838) National Historic Site in Prescott, Ontario

            The former windmill (1820s) on the grounds of the Battle of the Windmill (1838) National Historic Site in Prescott, Ontario, Canada.

The former windmill in Prescott is the location where a fierce and bloody fight raged between the "Family Compact" and the "Reformers" for control of the British colony of Upper Canada in November 1838. 

As per Wikipedia: 

"The Battle of the Windmill was a battle fought in November 1838 in the aftermath of the Upper Canada Rebellion. Loyalist forces of the Upper Canadian government and American troops, aided by the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy, defeated an invasion attempt by a Hunter Patriot para-military unit based in the United States, which had the intention of using the beachhead as a launchpad for further offensives into Canada. Canadian, British, and American troops thwarted the invasion, successfully defending Canadian soil and forced the invaders to surrender. Others still in the U.S. were captured and arrested by U.S. officials."

After the 1838 battle, it was used as a temporary military post, for good reason. In 1872, the federal government converted the windmill tower into a lighthouse that remained in service until 1978.

Taken in: Canada / Ontario / Edwardsburgh/Cardinal / Wexford (show map)

Taken on: October 10, 2022

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