From the March 3rd Toronto (Can) Star.
British General Sir Isaac Brock oversaw military matters in Upper Canada and would much had rather returned to England and be with the British Army fighting in Spain but followed orders and remained in Canada.
As early as Feb. 1812, he was warning of an approaching war with the United States and was looking to bolster his forces.
Upper Canada refers to the part of Canada farther from the mouth of the St. Lawrence River.
War's A'coming. --Cooter
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War of 1812: Andy and Isaac
From March 13 Virtual Strategy Magazine.
The 245th birthday of President Andrew Jackson to be commemorated March 15th at his Hermitage home in Tennessee. Admission that day will be half price. At 10 AM there will be a traditional wreath-laying at his tomb and Tennessee's Governor Bill Haslam will speak.
Andrew Jackson VI will be present, Jackson's great-great-great grandson.
From the March 13th Windsor Star.
A bill passed the third reading in the provincial legislature which will proclaim October 13th as Major General Sir Isaac Brock Day. Brock was born in Guernsey in 1769 and joined the British military at age 15. He arrived in Upper Canada in 1802 as a member of the 49th Regiment and was promoted to major general in 1811, becoming commander of all British forces in Upper Canada.
He met Chief Tecumseh and formed an alliance and with Indian help, was able to take Detroit from the Americans. Brock was killed at the Battle of Queenston heights Oct. 13, 1812.
Two Major Persons in the War. --Cooter
The 245th birthday of President Andrew Jackson to be commemorated March 15th at his Hermitage home in Tennessee. Admission that day will be half price. At 10 AM there will be a traditional wreath-laying at his tomb and Tennessee's Governor Bill Haslam will speak.
Andrew Jackson VI will be present, Jackson's great-great-great grandson.
From the March 13th Windsor Star.
A bill passed the third reading in the provincial legislature which will proclaim October 13th as Major General Sir Isaac Brock Day. Brock was born in Guernsey in 1769 and joined the British military at age 15. He arrived in Upper Canada in 1802 as a member of the 49th Regiment and was promoted to major general in 1811, becoming commander of all British forces in Upper Canada.
He met Chief Tecumseh and formed an alliance and with Indian help, was able to take Detroit from the Americans. Brock was killed at the Battle of Queenston heights Oct. 13, 1812.
Two Major Persons in the War. --Cooter
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