Life and Times of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, K. B.
Author : David Breakenridge Read
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Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,33 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Aggressiveness
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Author : David Breakenridge Read
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,33 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Aggressiveness
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Author : Guy St-Denis
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,31 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9781773850207
"Major General Sir Isaac Brock is remembered as the Hero of Upper Canada for his defence of what is now Ontario during the War of 1812 and for his noble death at the battle of Queenston Heights. In the time since his death, Brock's likeness has been lost in a confusing array of portraits-most of which are misidentified or conceptual. The 1824 monument constructed to honour Brock's sacrifice at Queenston Heights was destroyed in 1840 by Benjamin Lett, a disgruntled disciple of William Lyon Mackenzie and critic of the Upper Canadian elite. After this destruction, portraits of Brock were painted with a series of false faces that served competing claims and agendas. St-Denis situates Brock's portraits within an emerging English Canadian imperial nationalism that sought a heroic past which reflected their own aspirations and ambitions. A work of detailed scholarship and a fascinating detective story, "The True Face of Sir Isaac Brock" reveals the sometimes petty world of self-proclaimed guardians of the past, the complex process of identification and misidentification that occurs even at esteemed institutions, and St-Denis' own meticulous work as he separates fact from fiction to finally discover Brock's true face."--
Author : Isaac Brock
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Page : 502 pages
File Size : 35,31 MB
Release : 1845
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Author : Hugh Sterling Eayrs
Publisher : Toronto ; Macmillan Company of Canada
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 22,95 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Canada History War of 1812 Biography
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Author : Jonathon Riley
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 45,4 MB
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1473811562
The monument to Isaac Brock (17691812) on Queenston Heights in Canada, as high as Nelsons column in London, pays tribute to the military commander of all troops opposing the American invasion of Canada during the War of 1812. Brocks service during the War of 1812 includes leading the capture of Detroit. He was killed on the morning of 13 October 1812, leading a company of the 49th Foot in a counter-attack on the American lodgement atop Queenston Heights. Although Brock died and his uphill charge against the American muskets failed, the invasion was repulsed soon afterwards.A Matter of Honour focuses on Brocks career as a military commander and also as a civil administrator for the government of Upper Canada. Early chapters deal with his life and military service up to 1791. The book also records his command of the 49th Regiment in the Low Countries and at Copenhagen up to his arrival in Canada in 1802. Brock spent more time in Canada than any other British general who fought in the War of 1812. He faced a difficult situation in Canada, defending a long frontier with meagre resources. However, he was renowned for his resourcefulness, inspiring leadership and ability to keep opponents off-balance
Author : Isaac Brock
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Page : 492 pages
File Size : 34,8 MB
Release : 1845
Category : Canada
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Author : James Laxer
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 44,94 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 0887842615
A political scientist, scholar and the best-selling author of Stalking the Elephant: My Discover of America describes the War of 1812 and discusses the strange alliance of a Shawnee chieftain and an English Major-General.
Author : D. B. (David Breakenridge) 1823-1 Read
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 26,76 MB
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781374304734
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Author : David Breakenridge READ
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Page : 276 pages
File Size : 32,27 MB
Release : 1894
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ISBN : 9780608350066
Author : Ferdinand Brock TUPPER
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Page : 490 pages
File Size : 13,29 MB
Release : 1845
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