François Dominique Ducharme Canadian

At forty-eight years old, François Dominique Ducharme was already a veteran of twenty-five years' service in the fur country. He was small, agile, and tough. During the summer of 1813, he was the leader of a band of Kahnawake Mohawks fortifying the British garrison at Beaver Dams. Upon learning of a planned American attack from his commander, James Fitzgibbon, Ducharme planned to ambush the U.S. troops before they reached Beaver Dams. The Native ambush worked, and after a fierce battle, the Americans surrendered to the much smaller force. In 1814, Ducharme tracked down six deserters from Charles de Salaberry's army, without knowing de Salaberry intended to shoot them for desertion. He maintained that had he known, he would have set them free. Ducharme never forgave his commander for this severity.