George Richard John Macdonell (15 August 1780 – 6 May 1870), commonly known as Red George , was an officer in the British Army who played a conspicuous part in the War of 1812 .
11-648: (Redirected from George MacDonnell ) George Macdonell may refer to: George Macdonell (British Army officer) , British Army officer in the War of 1812 George Greenfield Macdonell , politician in Upper Canada George Alcock MacDonnell , Anglican clergyman and chess player George Hugh Macdonell , contractor and political figure in Ontario, Canada [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
22-767: A Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1817. Rideau River The Rideau River ( French : Rivière Rideau , Ojibwe : Pasapkedjinawong ) is a river in Eastern Ontario , Canada. The river flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at the Rideau Falls in Ottawa , Ontario . Its length is 146 kilometres (91 mi). As explained in a writing by Samuel de Champlain in 1613,
33-411: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George Macdonell (British Army officer) He was born at St. John's , Newfoundland , the son of John Macdonell (Leek), commandant of Fort Townshend and his wife Elizabeth Duguid. Returning with his family to England, he was commissioned an ensign in the 55th Foot in 1796, becoming a captain in
44-549: The 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot in 1805. Three years later, the 8th were posted to Nova Scotia , and subsequently to Quebec . In addition to his regimental duties, Macdonell undertook several staff duties which made him familiar with many parts of Canada and its inhabitants. Shortly before the war with the United States broke out, the settlers of the Glengarry district, many of them discharged soldiers, petitioned
55-994: The Battle of Chateauguay . Later on, Macdonell used his experience as commander on the Prescott section of the Lawrence to recommend the use of the Rideau River as an alternate supply line should the Americans attempt to block the Saint Lawrence. However, he received no financial reward for his work, as the Colonial Office claimed there had been an earlier survey. Macdonell returned to England in 1816, but saw no further active service. He became increasingly embittered and apparently unbalanced over what he saw as lack of recognition of his services, although he became
66-550: The Canal at Hog's Back Falls in Ottawa. In early spring, to reduce flooding on the lower section of the river, workers from the city of Ottawa use ice blasting to clear the ice which covers the river from Billings Bridge to Rideau Falls by cutting "keys" through the ice and using explosives to break off large sheets of ice. This practice has been going on for more than 100 years. The regulatory authority charged with protecting
77-556: The Rideau River and its tributaries is the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority . Samuel de Champlain, who was the first European to have seen the river, named it rideau ( French for 'curtain') due to the resemblance between Rideau Falls and a curtain . In earlier times, the river was used as a transportation route between the Ottawa and Saint Lawrence River . The fertility of
88-450: The Saint Lawrence for use as a British supply line for the rest of the war. Macdonell was slightly wounded in the attack. He recovered to lead the ad hoc 1st Light Battalion, composed of flank companies from regular infantry units and Select Embodied Militia battalions. In October he was ordered to move to reinforce Lieutenant Colonel Charles de Salaberry 's troops south of Montreal . He was effectively second-in-command to de Salaberry at
99-685: The governor general, Sir George Prevost , to be re-embodied as a unit. Prevost appointed Macdonell as major in the unit, the Glengarry Light Infantry . He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 8 February 1813, and appointed to command the garrison at Prescott on the St. Lawrence River . Although Prevost cautioned him on 20 February to remain on the defensive, Macdonell launched an attack two days later using detachments of reinforcements which were passing through Prescott to bolster his militia. The resulting Battle of Ogdensburg largely cleared
110-560: The river was given the name "Rideau" ( French for 'curtain') because of the appearance of the Rideau Falls. The Anishinàbemowin name for the river is Pasapkedjinawong , 'the river that passes between the rocks'. The Rideau Canal , which allows travel from Ottawa to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario , was formed by joining the Rideau River with the Cataraqui River . The river diverges from
121-410: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Macdonell&oldid=1093764929 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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