▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁three ▁Reg iments ▁strong . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Regiment ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁around ▁the ▁present - day ▁Hal ton ▁and ▁Pe el ▁Reg ions . ▁ ▁The ▁Milit ia ▁were ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁men ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁town ships ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁T raf al gar , ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁Fl amb or ough , ▁Nelson , ▁An c aster , ▁Bart on , ▁B ever ly , ▁and ▁Salt f le et , ▁which ▁mainly ▁composed ▁ ▁the ▁western ▁W ent worth . ▁All ▁men ▁between ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁were ▁en rolled ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁called ▁out ▁ann ually ▁" to ▁be ▁review ed ▁and ▁exerc ised . ▁ ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁War , ▁two ▁Fl ank ▁Comp an ies ▁were ▁mobil ized ▁to ▁fight ▁alongside ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Captain ▁John ▁Ch ish ol m . ▁They ▁were ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Queen ston ▁He ights , ▁where ▁they ▁heard ▁the ▁( al leg ed ) ▁last ▁words ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁Isaac ▁Bro ck , ▁" Push ▁on ▁the ▁brave ▁York ▁volunte ers ." ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Regiment ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁York ▁Milit ia ▁until ▁sub - un its ▁of ▁it ▁were ▁broken ▁off ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Hal ton ▁Milit ia ▁in ▁ 1 8