most were sent away after their ammunition was redistributed among the regulars. One of their men was killed and twenty-one injured. John Button's Troop from Buttonville in present-day Markham, Ontario was formed in 1810 as 1st York Light Dragoons (also referred to as Troop of Markham Dragoons or Captain Button's Dragoons). A troop of 50 men provided their own horses and tack, by 1813 they were issued blue short jackets and grey trousers and served as part of the 3rd York Militia. Some were present as infantry at the capture of Detroit, one dying of unknown causes soon afterwards. The troop was issued swords and pistols and were called out as part of the "Stationary Express' (likely a double entendre), running dispatches throughout the war between York and Kingston. A daguerrotype of Major John Button in the 1850s (in the Governor General's Horse Guards Collection) shows the octagenarian wearing a blue jacket and plumed top-hat, clutching a 1796 pattern sabre. The troop was uniformed and mounted on the dedication of the colours parade for the Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada on St George's Day 1822. They also turned out, mounted, uniformed and armed in support of the Crown during the Rebellion of 1836. Button's Troop is today perpetuated by the modern day armoured reconnaissance regiment the Governor General's Horse Guards in Toronto. During the Rebellion of 1837 (1837-1838) Gore District established several militia units including: Queen's Own (Regiment Incorporated Militia) 3rd Regiment Gore (Townships of Hamilton and Barton) 11th Regiment Gore or "Beverley Regiment" (Township of Beverley and Puslinch) Queen's York Rangers Western districts During the initial stages of the war, Major-General Isaac Brock moblized contingents of Upper Canada militia, including Essex, Kent, Norfolk and Oxford from the western districts, to bolster his forces in the face of a large American invasion force being assembled in the Michigan territory under the command of Brigadier-General William Hull. Though outnumbered, this combined force of regulars and militia was successful in capturing Detroit in August 1812. Elements of the Essex militia were also actively engaged at the Battle of Frenchtown in January 1813 and at the Siege of Fort Meigs in May 1813. Late in 1813, following the Battle of Lake Erie, the Americans recaptured Detroit, captured Amherstburg and defeated the retreating British army under Major-General Henry Procter at the Battle of the Thames. From then until the end of the war, only