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- Montgomery's Tavern
- 1 20 The designated meeting place was Montgomery's Tavern on Yonge Street, north of present-day
- 2 no difficulty until they reached Montgomery's Tavern, where a rebel guard blocked the road.
- 3 the second guard. In passing the door at Montgomery's house I heard an order given, either 'prepare to fire'
- 4 which was drawn up about fifty yards below Montgomery's. We failed in getting through. They got hold
- 5 Colonel Robert Moodie outside Montgomery's Tavern on December 4, 1837, from a pen and ink drawing
- 6 by the rebel force still gathered at Montgomery's. Initially threatened with execution as a spy,
- 7 ill-clad and poorly armed rebels left Montgomery's and marched down Yonge Street towards
- 8 force of some five to six hundred at Montgomery's Tavern. During the second "battle" the rebels were routed
- 9 7, the day of the government assault on Montgomery's Tavern, Colonel Moodie was buried in the churchyard
- 10 Crew: Crew escaped from his captors at Montgomery's Tavern and made his way home to Richmond Hill. On
- 11 of the rebels after the battle of Montgomery's Farm was almost impossible - even on horseback."
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