Gordon Drummond

"'It was my honour to fight in the defence of this, my native country.' - Crown Address, 1815" Viceroy Sir Gordon Drummond, G.C.B. (27, September, 1772 - 10, October, 1854) was a Canadian colonial administrator, military officer and soldier. He was a veteran of the War of 1812. During his career, Sir Gordon served as the tenth Governor-General of Canada.

King George III's tenth government ruled Canada between 1813 & 1815, during which time the Governor-General assumed plenary powers over the country's civilian administration and military to expedite the defence of the realm during the War of 1812. Viceroy Drummond personally led the Militia of Canada for the duration of the war, personally participating in defensive operations and supervising offensive operations in the U.S. territories occupied by Canada in Maine and Michigan.

Under his command, the Militia of Canada ejected the U.S. Army from the Niagara Peninsula and repulsed an attempted invasion of the Ontario Peninsula by the U.S. Army; his subordinates conquered the territories of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan and Ohio. Maine was briefly annexed by Canada as the Province of Nova Hibernia and