be ▁ ▁Colonel ▁All an ▁Mac N ab , ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁finished ▁leading ▁Upper ▁Canadian ▁milit iam en ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁Ta vern , ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁eng age ▁Dun com be ' s ▁u pr ising . ▁He ▁left ▁Hamilton , ▁Ontario ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁Br ant ford ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 3 . ▁Although ▁many ▁reb els , ▁including ▁Dun com be , ▁had ▁fled ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁up coming ▁battle ▁due ▁to ▁hearing ▁about ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁Mack en zie ▁in ▁Toronto ▁and ▁general ▁dis organ ization , ▁there ▁were ▁still ▁some ▁present ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁Ontario ▁and ▁Mac N ab ▁comm enced ▁his ▁attack ▁on ▁Scotland ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁causing ▁the ▁remaining ▁reb els ▁to ▁fle e ▁after ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁sh ots ▁were ▁fired . ▁The ▁vict orious ▁T ory ▁supp or ters ▁burn ed ▁homes ▁and ▁far ms ▁of ▁known ▁reb els ▁and ▁sus pected ▁supp or ters . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁reb els ▁were ▁compens ated ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government ▁for ▁their ▁lost ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁after math . ▁ ▁Reb ell ion ▁by ▁other ▁means ▁ ▁Mack en zie , ▁Dun com be , ▁John ▁Rol ph ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁supp or ters ▁fled ▁to ▁Navy ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁Ni ag ara ▁River , ▁where ▁they ▁declared ▁themselves ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Canada ▁on ▁December ▁