1 3 . ▁They ▁obtained ▁supplies ▁from ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁resulting ▁in ▁British ▁repr is als ▁( see ▁Caroline ▁affair ). ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁under ▁attack ▁by ▁British ▁arm aments , ▁the ▁reb els ▁fled . ▁Mack en zie ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁charged ▁under ▁the ▁Ne ut ral ity ▁Act . ▁The ▁other ▁major ▁leaders , ▁Van ▁Eg mond , ▁Samuel ▁L ount , ▁and ▁Peter ▁Matt he ws ▁were ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁British ; ▁Van ▁Eg mond ▁died ▁in ▁prison , ▁and ▁L ount ▁and ▁Matt he ws ▁were ▁executed ▁at ▁ 8 ▁AM ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁Their ▁last ▁words ▁were : ▁" Mr . ▁Jar vis , ▁do ▁your ▁duty ; ▁we ▁are ▁prepared ▁to ▁meet ▁death ▁and ▁our ▁Judge ." ▁ ▁The ▁reb els ▁continued ▁their ▁ra ids ▁into ▁Canada , ▁however , ▁using ▁the ▁U . S . ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁of ▁operations ▁and ▁co oper ating ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Hun ters ' ▁L od ges , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁over throw ▁of ▁British ▁rule ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁The ▁ra ids ▁did ▁not ▁end ▁until ▁the ▁reb els ▁and ▁Hun ters ▁were ▁decis ively ▁defeated ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Wind mill , ▁nearly ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁initial ▁battle ▁at ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁Ta vern . ▁ ▁Con sequ