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Sir Isaac Brock
Sir Isaac Brock 1769-1812, British general, Canadian hero of the War of 1812. A British army officer, he was sent to Canada in 1802 and was given command (1806) of Upper and Lower Canada. He strengthened defenses and made plans for a navy. In 1811 he was made major general and was appointed adminis... Read more
cuesta
cuesta , asymmetric ridge characterized by a short, steep escarpment on one side, and a long, gentle slope on the other. The steep side exposes the edge of erosion-resistant rock layers that form the cuestas. They are usually formed by erosion in plains areas underlain by gently dipping sedimentary ... Read more
William Lyon Mackenzie
William Lyon Mackenzie 1795-1861, Canadian journalist and insurgent leader, b. Scotland; grandfather of William Lyon Mackenzie King . Emigrating to Upper Canada in 1820, he published (1824-34), first at Queenston, then at York (later Toronto), his noted Colonial Advocate. In it he vigorously att... Read more
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott 1786-1866, American general, b. near Petersburg, Va. Military Career He briefly attended the College of William and Mary, studied law at Petersburg, and joined the military. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Scott was made a lieutenant colonel. He was captured at Queensto... Read more
War of 1812
War of 1812 armed conflict between the United States and Great Britain, 1812-15. It followed a period of great stress between the two nations as a result of the treatment of neutral countries by both France and England during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , in which the latter two... Read more

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Queenston Heights, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Queenston Heights, battle of, 1812. The first major battle of the War of 1812...on, brave York volunteers’, addressed to colonial troops. Queenston Heights thus became a symbolic Canadian rejection of the USA. Brock and...
Queenston
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Queenston village, S Ont., Canada, just N of Niagara Falls. There the British defeated American invaders in the battle of Queenston Heights (Oct. 13, 1812) in the War of 1812. The British commanding general, Sir Isaac Brock, was killed in the fighting.
Sir Isaac Brock
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1812, he was killed at the battle of Queenston Heights. As he fell, his last words...of Brock's victories at Detroit and Queenston Heights. In 1824, on the twelfth anniversary...remains were placed beneath a monument at Queenston Heights erected by the provincial legislature...
William Lyon Mackenzie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...America. In 1824 he began to publish the Colonial Advocate and before the year was out had moved its place of publication from Queenston to York (Toronto). Through his newspaper he attacked the men of privilege and power within the colony so vigorously that...
War of 1812
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Canadian force under Isaac Brock. On the Niagara River, an American expedition was repulsed after a successful attack on Queenston Heights, because the militia under Stephen Van Rensselaer would not cross the New York state boundary. On the sea, however...
Laura (Ingersoll) Secord
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...by her parents to Canada after the American Revolution. In 1813 she learned from U.S. troops billeted in her house at Queenston of a planned surprise attack on the British at Beaver Dams on the Niagara frontier. She made her way through the American...
Stephen Van Rensselaer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...state militia during the War of 1812, he commanded troops along the northern frontier and was badly defeated in an attack on Queenston in Canada; he thereupon resigned his command. Van Rensselaer founded (1824) a technical school at Troy, N.Y., which...
Kearny, Stephen Watts
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...New Jersey family, Kearny became a regular army lieutenant in the War of 1812 . He served with distinction at the Battle of Queenston Heights on the Niagara frontier. Promoted in the postwar period, he served in several expeditions and posts on the western...
Sir John Beverley Robinson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Robinson received a commission under Gen. Sir Isaac Brock and was present at the capture of Ft. Detroit and at the battle at Queenston, where Brock lost his life. From late 1812 until the end of the war in 1815, Robinson was the acting attorney general of...
cuesta
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...000 years ago, Niagara Falls first formed where the Niagara River crosses the Niagara cuesta at Lewiston, N.Y., and Queenston, Ont. Since then, the falls have migrated nearly 7 mi (11 km) southward as a result of undercutting and rockfall, leaving...

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Queenston Heights, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Queenston Heights, battle of, 1812. The first major battle of the War of 1812...the surrender of over 900 Americans at a cost of 28 British fatalities. Queenston Heights thus became a symbolic Canadian rejection of the USA.
Queenston Heights, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Queenston Heights, Battle of a battle in the War of 1812 , fought near the Niagara River in what is now western New York in October, 1812...
Niagara Campaigns
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Americans crossed the Niagara River and attacked the British at Queenston, opposite Fort Niagara, but retreated for lack of reinforcements...Company of America, 1993. Whitfield, Carol M. The Battle of Queenston Heights. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: National Historic Sites...
War of 1812
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...captured by Major-General Isaac Brock. In October 1812 a second invading US force crossed the Niagara River and stormed Queenston Heights, but it too was driven back by a British force, under Brock, who was killed. In October 1813 another US army under...
Thomas, William
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...1846–8), St Michael's RC Cathedral, Toronto (1845–8), and the handsome Brock Monument, Queenston, Ontario (1853–6—a monumental Composite column on a high pedestal ). His sons, Cyrus Pole Thomas...
Wool, John Ellis
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...of 1812 . He soon received a commission as a captain of the new 13th U.S. Infantry (April 1812), was badly wounded at Queenston Heights (September 1812), was promoted to major, and was brevetted lieutenant colonel for gallantry at the Battle of Plattsburgh...

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Queenston Mining Inc. Announces Adoption of Shareholder Rights Plan
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 8/23/2007; 700+ words ; ...Marketwire - Aug. 23, 2007) - Queenston Mining Inc. (TSX:QMI)(FRANKFURT...STUTTGART:QMI)(BERLIN:QMI) ("Queenston" or "the Company") today announced...adopted by the independent directors of Queenston, is subject to the approval of the Toronto...
Queenston and Newstrike Consolidate Claims Adjoining the Commodore Property in Kirkland Lake.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 8/27/2009; 700+ words ; ...2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Queenston Mining Inc. (TSX:QMI)(FRANKFURT...STUTTGART:QMI)(BERLIN:QMI) ("Queenston") and Newstrike Resources Ltd. (NR...to be contributed to the Newstrike - Queenston joint venture (the "Joint Venture...
Queenston Replies to Newmont on Sale of NSR Royalty
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 1/4/2008; 700+ words ; ...Marketwire - Jan. 4, 2008) - QUEENSTON MINING INC. (TSX:QMI)(FRANKFURT...STUTTGART:QMI)(BERLIN:QMI) ("Queenston" or "the Company") has waived the...smelter royalty ("NSR") on certain of Queenston's Kirkland Lake, Ontario holdings...
Queenston and Newstrike Complete Commodore Purchase and Acquire Adjoining Claims in Kirkland Lake.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 8/14/2009; 700+ words ; ...VENTURE:NR) ("Newstrike") and Queenston Mining Inc. (TSX:QMI)(FRANKFURT...STUTTGART:QMI)(BERLIN:QMI) ("Queenston") announce that they have completed...Kirkland Lake gold camp. Newstrike and Queenston have recently exercised the option to...
Queenston Mining and Kirkland Lake Gold Acquire Key Claims in the Kirkland Lake Gold Camp.
M2 Presswire; 4/17/2007; 700+ words ; ...PRESSWIRE-17 April 2007-Upward Momentum: Queenston Mining and Kirkland Lake Gold Acquire...attention of our research team. On the TSX Queenston Mining Inc. (TSX:QMI; FRANKFURT...Canadian and American exchanges offer. Queenston Mining Inc. (TSX:QMI; FRANKFURT...
Queenston and Kirkland Lake Gold to Purchase Strategic KL West Property From Newmont
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 2/6/2008; 700+ words ; ...ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 6, 2008) - Queenston Mining Inc. ("Queenston") (TSX:QMI)(FRANKFURT:QMI)(STUTTGART...said Charles Page, President and CEO of Queenston. "This purchase allows the joint venture to...
Queenston Mining and Kirkland Lake Gold Acquire Key Claims in the Kirkland Lake Gold Camp
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 4/17/2007; 700+ words ; ...ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - April 17, 2007) - Queenston Mining Inc. ("Queenston") (TSX:QMI)(FRANKFURT:QMI)(STUTTGART...adjacent to, KL Gold's Macassa Mine property and Queenston's Amalgamated Kirkland property (Figure 1...
Queenston Mining Inc. Reaches Agreement With Aur Resources Inc. On The Sale Of Duck Pond.
Business Wire; 12/6/2001; 700+ words ; ...TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2001 Queenston Mining Inc. (QMI-TSE) ("Queenston") has signed a purchase and sale agreement...Aur has signed a similar agreement with Queenston's joint venture partner Thundermin Resources...
1 Queenston Mining boasts largest land package.(5 hot Junior Mining Companies)
Magazine article from: Northern Ontario Business; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...deep and sell high is the thrust behind Queenston Mining Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...called the Larder Lake break, where Queenston Mining's package spans about 27 kilometres...With $7 million in working capital, Queenston is investing $5 million in exploration...
LAC Minerals, Queenston Gold Mines announce agreement on Kirkland Lake West Property.
PR Newswire; 4/14/1988; 700+ words ; LAC MINERALS, QUEENSTON GOLD MINES ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON KIRKLAND...LAC Minerals Ltd. (TSE: LAC) and Queenston Gold Mines Ltd. today announced the...LAC the right to earn an interest in Queenston's Kirkland Lake West Property in...