John Vincent

General John Vincent (1764–1848) is the British commanding officer of the Niagara Peninsula in Upper Canada when the United States attacks in the spring of 1813.

He is defeated at the Battle of Fort George but is able to rebound and establish the new lines at Burlington Heights.

He directs the campaign during the summer and fall that eventually forces the Americans to abandon the Niagara area in December 1813, thanks in large part due to his victory over the Americans at the Battle of Stoney Creek.

Due to illness he is replaced by General Phineas Riall, though of the several officers of the 49th Regiment who reach high command during the War of 1812, Vincent is the longest-serving of them.

British and Canadian accounts of the War give the impression of a modest, well-liked and generous officer, who gives whatever help he can to other commanders.

From 1814, he holds the sinecure post of Lieutenant-Governor of Dumbarton Castle.

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