William Caldwell (ranger)
| William Caldwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1750 County Fermanagh, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Died | February 20, 1822 Amherstburg, Upper Canada |
| Allegiance |
 Great Britain
|
| Service/branch | British Indian Department |
| Unit |
Butler's Rangers Campbell's Rangers |
| Commands held | Campbell's Rangers |
| Battles/wars |
Pennamite-Yankee War |
| Spouse(s) | m. 1783 Suzanne Baby, daughter of Jacques Baby, dit Dupéront |
Pennamite-Yankee War
Dunmore's War
American Revolutionary War
William Caldwell (c. 1750 – 20 February 1822), was a Scots-Irish immigrant to North America who became a soldier with the British Indian Department. He fought against the American rebels in the American Revolutionary War, especially with Butler's Rangers, based near upstate New York. After the war, together with other Loyalists, Caldwell was granted land in Upper Canada (now Ontario). He helped found the town of Amherstburg, near the mouth of the Detroit River. He also served as a lieutenant colonel in the War of 1812, and from 1814-1815 as the Superintendent of Indians in the Western Department. He was a merchant and farmer in Amherstburg.
William Caldwell is believed to be the son of William and Rebecka Caldwell of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. As a young man, he immigrated to Pennsylvania in the British colonies of North America in 1773.
His initiation into combat was in the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania when Pennsylvanians fought against Connecticut settlers. In 1774, he served in Dunmore's War. In 1775, he was appointed an officer in the British Indian Department.
With the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, Caldwell served with Lord Dunmore's forces in the attack on Norfolk, Virginia (1776), and was injured. Recovered of his wounds, Caldwell went to Fort Niagara, where he was appointed captain in Butler's Rangers on December 24, 1777.
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