"Encompasses nearly 300 years of history and features 16 of the most significant Canadian battles as well as some of the most comic or bizarre. Profusely illustrated with sketches, photographs, and detailed maps, each chapter sets the context of the battle in terms of the struggle of which it was part, and then describes the hour-by-hour events. A brief conclusion to each chapter assesses the consequences for the victors and losers, assigning the battle its place in Canadian history. A chronology provides a comprehensive list of every Canadian battle since the early 1600s"--Back cover.