Provincial Corps of Light Infantry | |
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Active | April 1812 – 24 May 1815 |
Disbanded | 1815 |
Country | Lower Canada |
Allegiance | British Empire |
Branch | Army |
Type | Light Infantry |
Size | Battalion |
Engagements | First Battle of Lacolle Mills Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor Battle of the Chateauguay Battle of Crysler's Farm Second Battle of Lacolle Mills Battle of Plattsburgh |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Charles de Salaberry Frederick Heriot |
The Canadian Voltigeurs were a light infantry unit, raised in Lower Canada (the present-day Province of Quebec) in 1812, that fought in the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States.