William Winniett
Winniett was born in Nova Scotia in 1793. When he was 14 years old he joined the Royal Navy.  When he was 16 years old, he started to fight for the British Empire against the forces of Napoleon in the Caribbean. When Winniett was 21 he started to fight for the British Empire against the United States in the War of 1812 under the command of Sir Alexander Cochrane who offered to grant freedom to any slaves who were willing to fight for the British Empire against the United States in the War of 1812.  Winniett finished fighting under Cochrane’s command when he was 22.