Cecil Bisshopp was a British army officer who came to Canada in 1812.

Bisshopp was designated the inspecting field officer for the militia of Upper Canada

Upper Canada

The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...

. This carried the local rank of lieutenant-colonel. He would play an important role in the early was against the Americans in the War of 1812

War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...

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Bisshopp's final action in the war was to lead an attack on Black Rock (Buffalo), N.Y.

Raid on Black Rock

The Raid on Black Rock took place during the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States on 11 July 1813, near the Niagara River in northern New York State, U.S.A.. The British objective was to capture supplies and equipment from the U.S. military store depot at Black Rock, New York...

 from Fort George

Fort George, New York

Fort George, New York was the name of five forts in the state of New York.The first Fort George was built in 1626 in New Amsterdam and named Fort Amsterdam. The British Army occupied it as Fort James from 1664 to 1687. Briefly re-occupied by the Dutch from 1673-1674 as Fort Willem Hendrick, it was...

. The raid was successful but their departure was delayed and he was injured in a counterattack. He died from his injuries a few days later.