Queenston Heights (Classic Reprint)
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| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from Queenston Heights When, on the 18th of June, 1812, Mr. Madison, President of the United States, signed the declaration of war against Great Britain, Canada, to be the scene of action, was inadequately prepared for defence. General Brock, Governor of Upper Canada and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, had only 3,250 men, regulars and militia, to protect the thirteen hundred miles of the frontier of the whole province. Of these, he detailed twelve hundred for the defence of the thirty border miles along the Niagara River, where attack might be made at Fort George (Niagara-on-the-Lake), Queenston or Fort Erie. General Brock distributed his little handfuls of troops to the best advantage, trusting to the better training of the men, and the better military prowess of the leaders to offset the lack of numbers. At Chippawa he placed a small detachment of the 41st Regiment, under Captain Bullock, and the flank companies of the 2nd Lincoln Militia, under Captains Hamilton and Rowe; at Fort Erie a detachment of the 49th Regiment and some militia; Fort George, the General´s headquarters, was garrisoned by part of the 49th Regiment and three hundred militia including some York Volunteers; Queenston´s share in the distribution was part of the 49th, under Captains Dennis and Williams, and some militia, approximately three hundred in all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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