Queenston Heights, battle of
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Queenston Heights, battle of, 1812. The first major battle of the
War of 1812 occurred when 1,000 New York State militia crossed the Niagara river and scaled the river cliffs. The British commander, Sir Isaac Brock, was killed leading a charge. British reinforcements and Indian allies eventually forced the surrender of over 900 Americans at a cost of 28 British fatalities. Queenston Heights thus became a symbolic Canadian rejection of the USA.
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Bold Brave and Born to Lead, Major General Isaac Brock and the Canadas.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 9/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...And Born To Lead, Major General Isaac Brock and the Canadas Author: Mary Beacock...the world need yet another book on Sir Isaac Brock? Apparently it does, when...Brock family of Guernsey and follow Isaac through his formative years and rise...
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Sir Isaac gave the canadians confidence
Newspaper article from: Citizen Gloucestershire, The; 12/28/2007; 494 words
; ...1812, and the local connection with Sir Isaac Brock, who more than anyone saved Canada...off the colonial yoke. No wonder Brock wrote: "Most of the people have...overwhelmed. His memorial is the Brock Monument, on Queenstown Heights...
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Brock in Quebec.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History; 2/1/2005; ; 457 words
; ...November 2004 issue, as well as a recent book published on Sir Isaac Brock. While I was still residing in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, in the mid-1980s, I came upon an article on Sir Isaac Brock containing information [ have not seen in any...
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British Generals in the War of 1812: High Command in the Canadas.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...conflict. A retired professor from Brock University (named for the heroic General Sir Isaac Brock), Wesley B. Turner is not only...five generals are, as they are given: Sir George Provost, Sir Isaac Brock, Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe, Baron...
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Q & A
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/16/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Montreal and Toronto, is named for Sir Isaac Brock (1769- 1812), an English major...author of a short biography of Brock for a Web site on "The War of 1812...after Plymouth Colony merchant Isaac Allerton (c. 1585- 1659), and...
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Heritage.(Branch News: HIGHLIGHTS)
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...at the Dinner were many members of Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch Executive...words allegedly spoken by General Sir Isaac Brock after being hit by the musket ball...famous last words attributed to Sir Isaac is fascinating to see on screen...
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Stalking Ontario's wounded economy
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 9/10/2007; 700+ words
; ...uncanny way, the stately monument to Sir Isaac Brock near here reflects the state of Ontario...which at its top has a statue of Brock wearing a jaunty hat with a plume...of the Niagara Escarpment, where Brock and his allies drove the Americans...
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Don't Give up the Ship! Myths of the War of 1812.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Ontario History; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...three heroes of the War of 1812: Sir Isaac Brock (nestled at number 28 between Celine...summoning it in this instance. Neither Brock nor Tecumseh--who lived most of...students. As matters would have it, Brock's last words were almost certainly...
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UELAC members attend the unveiling of the Valiants Memorial.(UEL Projects)(United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada)
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Anderson and Ed and Elizabeth Kipp from Sir Guy Carleton Branch in Ottawa; Hamilton...John Butler War of 1812: General Sir Isaac Brock, K.C.B.; Lieutenant Colonel...Georgina Pope, R.R.C.; General Sir Arthur Currie, G.C.M.G...
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Synod site takes advantage of local scenery: St Catherines holds place in history books [General Synod 2004]
Magazine article from: Anglican Journal; 3/1/2004; ; 672 words
; ...of concentration as they meet at Brock University here, a short drive from...AIDS crisis, among other matters. Brock University, founded in 1964, is...Toronto. The university is named after Sir Isaac Brock, a British general who died in a...
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Sir Isaac Brock
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir Isaac Brock The British general Sir Isaac Brock (1769-1812) captured Detroit and became known as the...Upper Canada" during the War of 1812 against the United States. Isaac Brock, born on Oct. 6, 1769, at St. Peter Port on the island...
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Sir John Beverley Robinson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir John Beverley Robinson Sir John Beverley Robinson (1791-1863) was a leading member of...Upper Canada. In 1812 Robinson received a commission under Gen. Sir Isaac Brock and was present at the capture of Ft. Detroit and at the battle...
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Queenston Heights, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...cliffs. The British commander, Sir Isaac Brock, was killed leading a charge. British...fatalities. It was believed that Brock's last words were, ‘...symbolic Canadian rejection of the USA. Brock and his second-in-command, militia...
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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.
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Tecumseh
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...began, Tecumseh led his followers into the British camp, where he received the rank of brigadier general. He aided Sir Isaac Brock in the capture of Detroit; however, he also saved the lives of American soldiers about to be massacred there. In...
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