▁dem ands ▁had ▁been ▁rejected . ▁That ▁same ▁day , ▁Colonel ▁M ood ie ▁attempted ▁to ▁ride ▁through ▁a ▁road block ▁to ▁warn ▁Bond ▁Head , ▁but ▁the ▁reb els ▁shot ▁him . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁tr uce ▁fal ter ing , ▁Mack en zie ▁and ▁his ▁forces ▁continued ▁into ▁Toronto , ▁eventually ▁confront ing ▁a ▁small ▁loyal ist ▁force ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁between ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁members ▁strong . ▁The ▁last ▁real ▁eng agement ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁Ta vern ▁occurred ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 ▁via ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁a ▁mail ▁coach ▁which ▁was ▁sus pected ▁to ▁have ▁government ▁intelligence ▁regarding ▁future ▁actions ▁towards ▁the ▁reb els . ▁It ▁was ▁from ▁this ▁ra id ▁that ▁the ▁reb els ▁learned ▁of ▁government ▁plans ▁to ▁soon ▁attack ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁Ta vern . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁revol t ▁began , ▁Mack en zie ▁hes itated ▁in ▁attack ing ▁the ▁city ▁until ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁when ▁his ▁military ▁leader , ▁Anthony ▁Van ▁Eg mond , ▁arrived . ▁Van ▁Eg mond , ▁a ▁veter an ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars , ▁ad vised ▁immediate ▁retre at , ▁but ▁Mack en zie ▁remained ▁hes it ant . ▁▁ ▁Mack en zie ▁waited ▁for ▁Bond ▁Head ' s ▁force ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁men ▁and ▁one ▁can non , ▁led ▁by ▁Colonel ▁James ▁Fitz G ib bon , ▁which ▁out number ed ▁Mack en zie ' s ▁approximately