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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.

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  • William Caldwell (ranger)
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  • 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.
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Birth Date
  • c.1750
Commands
  • Campbell's Rangers
Branch
  • British Indian Department
death place
  • Amherstburg, Upper Canada
Spouse
  • m. 1783 Suzanne Baby, daughter of Jacques Baby, dit Dupéront
Name
  • William Caldwell
Ethnicity
  • Irish
Birth Place
  • County Fermanagh, Kingdom of Ireland
death date
  • 1822-02-20(xsd:date)
Citizenship
  • British
Battles
Religion
  • Christianity
Children
  • Billy Caldwell, or Sauganash
  • Five legitimate sons
  • Three legitimate daughters
Parents
  • Probably William and Rebecka Caldwell of Northern Ireland
Nationality
  • Irish
  • British
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  • 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.
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