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Title: Ten Years in Winnipeg. A narration of the principal events
in the history of the city of Winnipeg from ... 1870 to ... 1879
inclusive.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
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European settlements in North America through independence, with
emphasis on the history of the thirteen colonies of Britain.
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British Library Begg, Alexander; Nursey, Walter R.; 1879. 226 p.; 8
. 10409.e.11.
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as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
The Story of Issac Brock by Walter R. Nursey
Isaac Brock, widely known as "The Hero of Upper Canada," joined
the British army at the age of fifteen in 1785. After being
promoted to captain he became a member of the 49th Regiment of
Foot. He remained in this regiment until he was killed at the
Battle of Queenston Heights in 1812. Between the years 1803-5 he
and his regiment were posted to York (Toronto). In 1805 he was
promoted to colonel and by 1810 he was a brigadier general in
charge of all troops in Upper Canada. Finally, on June 4, 1811, he
was promoted to Major-General, just at the onset of the War of
1812. As part of his duties in this capacity he presided over Upper
Canada as its lieutenant-governor.
One of the main accomplishments of Brock was his meeting with
Indian leader Tecumseh, at which Tecumseh reportedly stated This is
a man. A partnership and bonding soon followed, and as a team they
worked together to harass the Americans on the frontier, engaging
in many battles and lesser conflicts together. After the United
Stated had declared war, its soldiers initiated attacks on Essex
County from their base in Detroit, followed by additional strikes
on the Niagara Frontier. Brock arrived at Fort Malden on August 13,
1812 and immediately planned an assault on Detroit. General William
Hull surrendered the fort after Brock and his Indian allies under
Tecumseh cleverly outwitted the Americans. Brock traveled to the
Niagara Frontier, where the Americans continued to cause havoc, and
was killed on October 13, 1812 during the British victory at the
Battle of Queenston Heights. He never learned that he had been
knighted just three days before the battle.
This book provides you with the complete story of Brock 's life.
The illustrations throughout its pages are rare and are treasured
by historians. In accompaniment with the companion book "The Story
of Tecumseh" it gives you a complete and easy-to-read understanding
of the War of 1812 on the Detroit Frontier. The Board of Education
of Ontario, Canada commissioned these two books on the occasion of
the centennial anniversary of the War of 1812. We at Upper Canada
Press are proud to offer these two reprints as a commemorative of
the bicentennial of the same war in 2012.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
The story of Isaac Brock, hero, defender and saviour of Upper
Canada
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