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Joseph Wanton Morrison
Joseph Wanton Morrison (4 May 1783 – 15 February 1826) was a British soldier, best known for commanding the British troops at the Battle of Crysler's Farm during the War of 1812.
Early career.
Morrison was born in New York (which was then under British occupation in the final days of the American War of Independence), the son of a senior Commissariat officer. He joined the British Army as an Ensign in 1793, and was present as a Lieutenant in the Anglo-
Joseph Wanton (disambiguation)
Joseph Wanton may refer to:
- Joseph Wanton (1705-1780), Governor of Rhode Island
- Joseph Wanton, Jr. (born 1730), Loyalist in the American Revolution, Deputy Governor of Rhode Island
- Joseph Wanton Morrison (1783-1826), British soldier