One Hundred Soldiers

Memorial Cairn at Old Fort Erie National Historic Site. Peg Perry.

A second plaque on the cairn at Old Fort Erie National Historic Site states:

Here are buried 150 British Officers and Men Who fell in the attack on Fort Erie On the 26th day of August, 1814, and three of the defenders, men of the United States Infantry, whose remains were discovered during the restoration of Fort Erie, 1938 and 1939.

In the process of researching the details of these soldiers, a hundredth man was found, Mathis Rustowski, born in Vilnius, Lithuania.  To honour these brave Europeans and their service, far from home, here are their names and birthplaces:

Alexowitz, Joseph, Saleniki, Šiauliai county, Private, 24
Balsiz, Pavat, Gossmick, Private, 25
Bartoscheck, Paul, Irišiai, Private, 21
Baxa, Laurent, Drusėnai, Utena county, Private, 25
Bobel, Jean, Zarnedavas, Corporal, 19
Bokath, Stanislaus, “Natif de Poland”, 37
Borcosky, Jean, Sargėnai, Kaunas county, Private, 26
Borgosqkis, Jean, Račiai, Šiauliai county, Private, 30
Borgossky, Jacob, Pramušė, Ukmergė county, Private, 23
Borovas, Francesco, Drusėnai, Utena county, Private, 24 or 25
Bullat, Joseph, Prienai, Private, 25
Carkielo, Theodor, Medeikiai, Biržai county, Private, 26
Caspar, Mathias, Stalai, Seinai county, Private, 30
Dereskowitz, George, Vildžiūnai, Ukmergė county or Vilnius, Private, 24
Dierbitzky, Joseph, Katkai, Kėdainiai county, Private, 20
Doboschowitz, Michel, , Private, 28
Dutkowsky, Jacob, Naumiestis, Šakiai county, Private, 28
Flurea, Johan, Gardinas, Private, 38
Gablinsky, Florentz, Naumiestis, Šakiai county, Private,
Gailsky, Michel, Laukuva, Private, 27
Ggosky, Albert, Sičiūnai, Ukmergė county, Private, 31
Golombiofsky, Gregor, Stempliai, Švėkšna, Tauragė county, Private, 20
Grazolsky, Joseph, Smalininkai, Varėna county, Private, 29
Gretschman, Matthias, Lekėčiai, Private, 36
Hillert, Gottfried, Šakiai, Private, 26
Jacop, Joseph, Lapšiai, Alytus county, Private, 30
Jaseydis, Adam, Panevėžys, Private,
Jatzowitz, Anton, Marijampolė, Private, 28
Joseph, Jean, Dugai, Vilkaviškis county, Private, 27
Jvinsky, Jacob, Radžiūnai, Alytus county, Private, 24
Karewa, Johan, Meškabūdis, Šakiai county, Private, 34
Karigor, Matthias, Kaunas, Private, 35
Kassidka, Anton, Olckai, Marijampolė county, Private, 23
Koegto, Andre, Skrebėnai, Jonava county, Private,
Korsinsky, Vincent, Punskas, Private, 40
Kortschinsky, Michel, Kalvarija, Private, 30
Krabinsky, Mathias, Vilnius or Kaunas, Private, 30
Kraschofsky, Gaspard, Starkai, Private,
Kularsky, Vincent, Pocvietis, Vilkaviškis county, Private, 25
Kuna, Michel, Prienai, Private, 35
Labosh, Albert, Mešliniai, Vilkaviškis county, Private, 34
Lenkowich, Martin, Naumiestis, Šakiai county or Vilnius, Private, 30
Lepsky, George, Vilnius, Private, 36
Levait, Francis, Gervėčiai, Vilnius county, Private, 33
Lewosky, Joseph, Gardinas, Private, 25
Lipka, Michel, Paižnis, Tauragė county, Private, 44
Lisaidis, Pierre, Naumiestis, Šakiai county, Private, 28
Lukaidis, Michel, Kudirkos Naumiestis, Private, 24
Lukaidis, Stephan, Marijampolė, Private, 27
Lutzscha, Paul, Gelažūnai, Alytus county, Private, 24
Maderofsky, Paolo, Abarsiai, Šiauliai county, Private, 20
Madiosaidis, Adam, “Littau en Braband”, Private, 30
Makofsky, Felix, Mišiūnai, Private, 23
Makoletz, Matthias, Vyžainis, Private, 24
Mantel, Joseph, Suostai, Biržai county, Private, 26
Marinok, Dominique, Kalvarija, Private, 26
Markowitz, Theodore, Brest- Litovsk, Private, 36
Martin, Jacob, Kungiai, Telšiai county, Private, 28
Mayer, Daniel, Žemiškėliai, Ukmergė county, Private, 27
Mayhi, Angelo, Bončiai, Panevėžys county, Private, 20
Michalofsky, Frantz, Svyriai, Private, 28
Naivecademene, Joseph, Gardinas, Private, 25
Nowitzky, Joseph, Barčiai, Varėna county, Private, 28
Oleca, Albert, Pasieniai, Marijampolė county, Private, 24
Olex, Johan, Leskava, Marijampolė county, Private, 25
Passeck, Gaspart, Linkuva, Private, 28
Passili, Jean, Kriavas, Private, 35
Paulus, Michel, Mešliniai, Vilkaviškis county, Private, 28
Polaisky, Theodore, Strošiūnai, Trakai county, Private, 24
Polokowitz, Marc, Šiauliai, Private, 50
Porel, Alexander, Doniškiai, Utena county, Private, 28
Pouwara, Johan, Leviškiai, Tauragė county, Private, 21
Rathiavicz, Mathias, Gardinas, Private, 25
Rattavil, John, “Moscau”, Private, 44
Raubeidet, Martin, Liepalotas, Marijampolė county, Private, 26
Redick, Frederic, Vėluva, East Prussia, Private, 23
Remansosky, Johan, Gerbesa, Private, 26
Ronaitis, Anton, Marijampolė, Private, 31
Rosseck, Thomas, Svaiginiai, Šakiai county, Private, 38
Rustowski, Mathis, Vilnius, Private, 22
Sabolsky, Martin, Gardinas, Private, 24
Sacolsky, Adam, Vilnius, Private, 25
Salesky, Peter, Naumai, Tauragnai county, Private, 38
Salosky, Frantz, Daukšiai, Marijampolė county, Private, 35
Sappreko, Simon, Valnykai, Private, 24
Saschila, Thomas, Šiauliai, Private, 46
Schnorzky, Waltromo, Vyžainis, Private, 22
Scholna, Joseph, Liškiava, Private, 26
Sęarazoch, Roman, Skūaudžiai, Marijampolė county, Private, 25
Sederook, Johan, Makniūnai, Alytus county, Private, 23
Senky, Jean, Marijampolė, Private, 25
Shelensky, Paul, Garužėnai, Kaunas county, Private, 22
Stezock, Jacques, Ašminta, Marijampolė county, Private, 30
Vanks, Carl, Mickai, Šakiai county, Private, 22
Wasilo, Richar, Molodečka, Private, 25
Wissoosky, Gregor, Rusingė, Alytus county, Private, 30
Woitzeck, Matthias, Garliava, Private, 26
Zasinski, Ignace, Poland, Corporal,
Zasinsky, Ignatz, Vilnius, Private, 22
Zukofsky, Matthias, Svyriai, Private, 30

Excerpt of the de Watteville’s regimental register, National Archives of the UK, WO 25/680.