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THE MAKERS OF CANADA
GENERAL BROCK
BY
LADY (Matilda Ridout) EDGAR
EDITION DE LUXE
TORONTO MORANG & CO., LIMITED 1904
Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year 1904, by Morang & Co., Limited, in the Department of Agriculture
PREFACE
Among the men of action who are entitled to be called makers of Canada, Sir Isaac Brock may well take a prominent place. He came to Canada in 1802, and gave ten years of his life to the country in which he was called to serve. Both in a civil and a military capacity he filled a post requiring unique qualities of head and heart. That the distinction he won was not ephemeral is proved by the honour in which his name is still held, although nearly a century has passed since he laid down his life on Queenston Heights.
England has been served well by her soldiers in many lands, and is not ungrateful to those who have built up her empire. At critical times in her history the right man has appeared on the scene possessing the force of character needed for special work. Such a man was Isaac Brock. He entered the English army at the close of the eighteenth century, when the service was at its lowest ebb. Fortune placed him under the command of such enlightened men as Sir Ralph Abercromby and General Stewart, and the lessons he learned from them he afterwards put to good use. When, in 1812, the long-smouldering enmity between the United States and England burst into the flame of war, and Canada was the battleground, he entered upon the defence of the country entrusted to his charge with an indomitable spirit. With very inefficient means at his disposal, he used effectively what came to his hand. He took the untrained militia of Upper Canada and made of them a disciplined soldiery. He taught the youth of the country a lesson in courage and patriotism, and with infinite patience, tact, and judgment, he led them through their first days of trial. By his contemporaries Sir Isaac Brock was looked upon as the saviour of Canada, and time has not tarnished the lustre of his fame.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
HIS BIRTHPLACE
CHAPTER II
SERVICE ABROAD—HOLLAND
CHAPTER III
SERVICE ABROAD—THE BALTIC
CHAPTER IV
IN CANADA
CHAPTER V
UPPER AND LOWER CANADA—1802
CHAPTER VI
MILITARY POSTS
CHAPTER VII
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
CHAPTER VIII
OLD QUEBEC
CHAPTER IX
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE, 1808
CHAPTER X
POLITICS IN QUEBEC
CHAPTER XI
QUEBEC AND NIAGARA
CHAPTER XII
1811 IN CANADA AND EUROPE
CHAPTER XIII
THE NEW GOVERNOR
CHAPTER XIV
GATHERING CLOUDS
CHAPTER XV
CANADA'S DEFENCE
CHAPTER XVI
ON THE FRONTIER
CHAPTER XVII
A VIGOROUS COMMANDER
CHAPTER XVIII
BROWNSTOWN AND MAGUAGA
CHAPTER XIX
DETROIT
CHAPTER XX
THE ARMISTICE
CHAPTER XXI
CONSEQUENCES OF ARMISTICE
CHAPTER XXII
QUEENSTON HEIGHTS
INDEX
MAP OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
MAP OF THE DETROIT FRONTIER