Discusses the life of Richard Pierpoint, a Black United Empire Loyalist who helped develop a Corps of Coloured Men who fought during the War of 1812, the Rebellion of 1837, and were used as a police force during the construction of the Welland Canal.

Fort James: West Africa, 1760 -- Auction, Slavery, Revolution, and Freedom -- Free Black Man in a Slave Colony -- Only a Matter of Marching... -- Building Fort Mississauga -- Peace, Promises, and Pioneering -- The Patriot Rebellions of 1837-38 -- Roads, Rivers, and Riots -- A Victoria Cross and Two World Wars -- Afterword -- Timeline.