Richard Pierpoint
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Richard Pierpoint was a Canadian farmer, who had been born in Senegal, and forced into slavery, when he was a sixteen years old.[1][2] He lived in slavery, in the USA, until the American Revolution. During the revolution the British encouraged slaves to defect.
Pierpoint fought for the British, in Butler's rangers.[1]
After the British lost the American revolution many loyalists settled in Canada, and Pierpoint was granted 200 acres (81 hectares), and worked as a farmer, for several decades.[1]
During the War of 1812 Pierpoint raised a force of black men to fight the American invaders, even though he was an elderly man.[2]
References
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"The Life and Bravery of Richard Pierpoint". Canadian History Ehx via YouTube. 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
Richard Pierpoint was enslaved for two decades before he gained his freedom. He then fought for the British and Canadians through two wars with the Americans.
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""I was born a free man, and I intent to die one."". Heritage Canada via YouTube. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
At 68, a formerly enslaved Black Loyalist enlists men for the Coloured Corps, an instrumental company in the War of 1812.