Macdonell Lieutenant-colonel John
Born in Glengarry; son of
Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Macdonell, of the 1st Glengarry militia.
Present at the capture of Detroit and mentioned in despatches. In 1812
aide-de-camp to Sir Isaac Brock, and took an important part in the
battle of Queenston Heights, where he was killed. At the time of his
appointment to General Brock's staff was acting attorney-general of
Upper Canada. =Index=: (General Brock era) Proposes to raise corps from among Scottish
settlers in Glengarry, 97; his report on American fort at Detroit, 190;
Brock makes him his aide-de-camp, 230; carries summons for surrender of
Detroit, 251, 255; death of, at Queenston Heights, 306. =Bib.=: Lucas,
Canadian War of 1812; Edgar, Ten Years of Upper Canada; Macdonell,
Sketches Illustrating the Early Settlement and History of Glengarry in
Canada. See also War of 1812.