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100 1 $aRiley, J. P.$q(Jonathon P.)
245 12 $aA matter of honour :$bthe life, campaigns and generalship of Isaac Brock /$cJonathon Riley ; foreword by Donald E. Graves.
260 $aMontréal :$bRobin Brass Studio,$cc2011.
300 $axiv, 335 p. :$bill., maps, ports. ;$c23 cm.
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPrologue : Queenston Heights, Tuesday, 13 October 1812, about 7 o'clock in the morning -- "A remarkable fine corps" : Isaac Brock's early life and service, 1769-1791 -- "Be sober, be ready" : revolution, revolt and discord, 1791-1799 -- "Ever glorious to the 49th" : the Helder Campaign, 1799-1800 -- "An immediate and vigorous attack" : Copenhagen, 1800-1801 -- "Nothing should be impossible for a soldier" : British North America, 1802-1807 -- "The most volatile and easily led astray" : acting commander-in-chief, 1805-1807 -- "Craig's reign of terror" : the Canadas, 1807-1811 -- "The fittest person" : upper Canada, 1811-1812 -- "A system strictly defensive" : upper Canada, October 1811-1812 -- "Mr. Madison's war" : the United States, Britain and the Canadas, June-July 1812 -- "A force which will look down all opposition" : Hull and the invasion of the Northwest, July-August 1812 -- "A more sagacious warrior" : seizing the initiative in the Northwest, August 1812 -- "Intimidated by the confidence of our advance" : the fall of Detroit, August 1812 -- "To improve and augment my resources" : August-October 1812 -- "Proof of their loyalty and courage" : the attack on Queenston, 13 October 1812 -- "The honourable bed of a soldier" : aftermath.
520 $aIsaac Brock was the British general responsible for defending the long frontier of Upper Canada with meagre forces in the opening days of the War of 1812 between Britain and the U.S.A. He has been revered as the Savior of Upper Canada. Brock was a resourceful field commander who believed in offensive measures to keep his opponent off-balance and is probably best known in the United States for managing to cow U.S. General William Hull into surrendering Detroit, to that general's eternal shame. Jonathon Riley describes Brock's early days in the Channel Islands and his military career in Europe and the West Indies. He covers in detail how Brock prepared for war with the United States, the events of the capture of Detroit as well as the Battle of Queenston Heights, which cost Brock his life but from which he emerged as a major historical figure. The book includes an assessment of Brock's abilities as a general by an author who is himself a general with experience in various theaters of war.
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