The Incredible War of 1812: A Military HistoryHitsman's account of the War of 1812 is regarded by many experts as the best one-volume history of that conflict. It is an engrossing story of the causes of the war and of the campaigns and battles that raged on land and water, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. This new paperback edition, edited by Donald E. Graves, contains the entire text of the original edition and much new material. |
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... soon realized that there was little hope of recruiting more than 200 men locally of the 1,100 other ranks authorized for his New Brunswick Fencibles , so he directed Lieutenant - Colonel George Johnstone , who had been a major in the ...
... soon realized that there was little hope of recruiting more than 200 men locally of the 1,100 other ranks authorized for his New Brunswick Fencibles , so he directed Lieutenant - Colonel George Johnstone , who had been a major in the ...
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... soon as they heard the Capitu- lation was signed they all returned to their Canoes , and not one drop either of Man's or Animal's Blood was Spilt , till I gave an Order for a certain number of Bullocks to be purchased for them ...
... soon as they heard the Capitu- lation was signed they all returned to their Canoes , and not one drop either of Man's or Animal's Blood was Spilt , till I gave an Order for a certain number of Bullocks to be purchased for them ...
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... soon cut off all possible means of retreat , so he abandoned the fort and retired southwest into the woods towards Black Lake . American losses were 20 killed and 70 captured , with most of the latter being wounded . The attackers had 7 ...
... soon cut off all possible means of retreat , so he abandoned the fort and retired southwest into the woods towards Black Lake . American losses were 20 killed and 70 captured , with most of the latter being wounded . The attackers had 7 ...
Contents
Years of Tension | 3 |
A General Outline for Defence | 24 |
Opening Moves | 45 |
Copyright | |
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American Amherstburg arrived artillery attack August bateaux Battalion batteries battle brig brigade Brigadier-General Brock Brunswick campaign Canadian Voltigeurs Captain captured carronades casualties Chauncey's Chippawa Colonel command Commodore Chauncey Commodore Yeo continued defence despatch detachment Detroit Drummond enemy Enemy's fire flank companies force Fort Erie Fort George Fort Malden Fort Niagara frigates garrison Glengarry Light Infantry Government gunboats Halifax Hull Indians July killed Kingston Lake Champlain Lake Erie Lake Ontario land letter Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General long guns Lord Bathurst Lower Canada Major-General Malden Michilimackinac miles military Montreal naval Navy Niagara frontier Niagara River North America Nova Scotia officers Ogdensburg ordered Plattsburgh Prescott Procter Province Provincial Marine Quebec Queenston rank Regiment of Foot regulars reinforcements reported retreat Royal Sackets Harbor schooners seamen Secretary sedentary militia sent September Sheaffe ships shore Sir George Prevost Sir James Yeo soldiers soon squadron troops United Upper Canada vessels volunteers wounded wrote Yeo's York