▁a ▁det achment ▁of ▁R angers ▁over land ▁from ▁Hal if ax ▁to ▁Fort ▁Hugh es ▁( N ova ▁Scot ia ) ▁to ▁over a we ▁local ▁Plan ters ▁who ▁were ▁planning ▁to ▁ere ct ▁a ▁Liber ty ▁P ole ▁and ▁thereby ▁break ▁with ▁the ▁King . ▁There ▁they ▁fixed ▁bay on ets ▁and ▁" with ▁bright ▁weapons ▁gl itter ing , ▁colours ▁flying ▁and ▁drums ▁be ating , ▁they ▁march ed ▁up ▁Church ▁Street ▁and ▁back ▁to ▁Town ▁Plot , ▁where ▁the ▁bar ra cks ▁stood ." ▁This ▁show ▁of ▁force ▁brought ▁the ▁loc als ▁back ▁in ▁line . ▁Bay ard ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁Ann apolis ▁Valley , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁ 4 , 7 3 0 ▁acres ▁at ▁Wil mot ▁Mountain . ▁The ▁reputation ▁of ▁the ▁Regiment ▁grew ▁in ▁these ▁later ▁years . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁before ▁dis band ment , ▁Brig ad ier - General ▁Henry ▁Edward ▁Fox ▁expressed : ▁ ▁... ▁the ▁great ▁satisfaction ▁he ▁has ▁received ▁in ▁seeing ▁the ▁two ▁provincial ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁Royal ▁N . S . ▁Vol unte ers ▁and ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Orange ▁R angers , ▁and ▁highly ▁appro ves ▁of ▁their ▁discipline ▁and ▁military ▁appearance ▁... ▁The ▁King ' s ▁Orange ▁R angers ▁were ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁Bay ard ▁was ▁granted ▁land ▁in ▁A yles ford , ▁which ▁he ▁sold ▁off ▁and ▁purchased ▁land ▁in ▁Wil mot