ia . ▁The ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁transfer ▁was ▁probably ▁to ▁stem ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁desert ion ▁by ▁re loc ating ▁the ▁men ▁to ▁a ▁place ▁much ▁farther ▁away ▁from ▁their ▁homes . ▁The ▁K OR ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁Eastern ▁B atter y ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁Hal if ax ▁har bour ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Pass age , ▁where ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Imper o yal ▁now ▁exists . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Bay ard ▁learned ▁of ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁merge ▁the ▁K OR ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁F enci ble ▁Americans , ▁which ▁would ▁ent ail ▁Bay ard ▁losing ▁his ▁command . ▁He ▁wrote ▁in ▁protest ▁to ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Francis ▁Mc Le an ▁( B rit ish ▁army ▁officer ), ▁not ing ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁given ▁up ▁his ▁commission ▁with ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁K OR ▁currently ▁had ▁more ▁men ▁than ▁the ▁R FA . ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁similar ▁letter ▁to ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Cl inton , ▁the ▁British ▁C - in - C ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁Cl inton ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁the ▁plan ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁but ▁Bay ard ' s ▁position ▁remained ▁in secure . ▁ ▁Liverpool ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 7 0 s , ▁Liverpool ▁was ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁settlement ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁after ▁Hal if ax . ▁Un like ▁Hal if ax , ▁nearly