14 Facts About James FitzGibbon

James FitzGibbon was an Irish soldier in the British Army during the War of 1812.

James FitzGibbon first fought in battle in 1799 at Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands.

James FitzGibbon later served as a marine in the Battle of Copenhagen, for which he received the Naval General Service Medal.

James FitzGibbon went to the Canadas in 1802, by which time he was a sergeant.

James FitzGibbon played a key role in the suppression of a near-mutiny at Fort George, Upper Canada.

James FitzGibbon fought at the Battle of Stoney Creek on 6 June 1813.

In 1818, James FitzGibbon responded to accusations from Robert Gourlay that the lieutenant-governor thought Canadians were disloyal and ungrateful British subjects.

In 1824 the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada Peregrine Maitland sent James FitzGibbon to negotiate an end to riots in the Bathurst District of York between Irish settlers and previous residents.

In 1826, James FitzGibbon initiated a campaign to help the defendants of the Types Riot pay their settlement to Mackenzie.

James FitzGibbon denied accusations by Francis Collins in the Canadian Freeman that Maitland contributed to the fund but did not deny his involvement or contributions from other government administrators.

James FitzGibbon organised and led the forces that defended Toronto from William Lyon Mackenzie's rebel force.

James FitzGibbon moved to England in 1847 after the death of his wife Mary Haley, with whom he had four sons and a daughter.

James FitzGibbon died at Windsor Castle in 1863 and is buried there in the crypt of St George's Chapel.

James FitzGibbon appears in The Bully Boys, a novel by Eric Walters.