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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Page 146
... Lake Ontario . Chauncey's squadron — two ships , one brig , and 10 schooners— then returned to Niagara , where Yeo finally appeared on the morning of August 7 with two ships , two brigs , and two schooners . " It is scarcely possible ...
... Lake Ontario . Chauncey's squadron — two ships , one brig , and 10 schooners— then returned to Niagara , where Yeo finally appeared on the morning of August 7 with two ships , two brigs , and two schooners . " It is scarcely possible ...
Page 191
... Lake Ontario . Then Major - General Jacob Brown could easily land an army of 5,000 regulars and 3,000 volunteers on the Canadian shore close to where Lake Erie empties into the Niagara River . After capturing Fort Erie , he could move ...
... Lake Ontario . Then Major - General Jacob Brown could easily land an army of 5,000 regulars and 3,000 volunteers on the Canadian shore close to where Lake Erie empties into the Niagara River . After capturing Fort Erie , he could move ...
Page 244
... Lake Huron with Lake Superior : -It can only be considered as a Post of ... Ontario , now repairing to render it tenable , but in its most improved ... Lake Erie and Lake Ontario . Fort Erie . At Fort Erie , there is a Captains Command ...
... Lake Huron with Lake Superior : -It can only be considered as a Post of ... Ontario , now repairing to render it tenable , but in its most improved ... Lake Erie and Lake Ontario . Fort Erie . At Fort Erie , there is a Captains Command ...
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