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A very brilliant affair : the battle of Queenston Heights, 1812
- Title
- A very brilliant affair : the battle of Queenston Heights, 1812 / Robert Malcomson ; maps by Christopher Johnson.
- Author
- Malcomson, Robert.
- Publication
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E356.Q3 M35 2003 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xvi, 328 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Subject
- Note
- Maps on lining pages.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-315) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: "Do justice to the occasion." -- War is Declared, 1812 -- "In the midst of the labors of man" The Niagara Frontier in 1812 -- "An armor and an attitude" War Preparations at Washington and Quebec -- "We shall have our hands full." New York and Upper Canada, Spring 1812 -- The Summer Campaign, June to October 1812 -- "A strictly amateur militia general" Enter the Van Rensselaers, July and August 1812 -- "A cool calculation of the pours and contres" Detroit and the Armistice, July and August 1812 -- "Redouble our exertions" March and Drill on the Niagara, July-September 1812 -- "We have but one object." Final Preparations, September-October 1812 -- The Battle, 13 October 1812 -- "One incessant blaze from Musketry" Lieutenant Colonel Van Rensselaer's Attack -- "Are you much hurt, Sir?" Major General Brock's Last Command -- "Beneath the stride of death" Major General Sheaffe's Victory -- "The undaunted bravery of veterans" The Results of the Battle -- Epilogue: "May its effects not be lost upon the rising generation." -- The Last Words of Isaac Brock -- Brock's Monuments and Queenston Heights Today -- United States Army Personnel Involved at Queenston Heights -- New York State Militia and Volunteer Personnel in the American Army on the Niagara River, 1812 -- Van Rensselaer's Army on the Niagara River, October 1812 -- American Order of Battle, 13 October 1812 -- British Army Personnel Involved at Queenston Heights -- Upper Canada Militia Personnel Involved at Queenston Heights -- Brock's Army on the Niagara Frontier, October 1812.
- ISBN
- 1591140226
- 9781591140221
- LCCN
- 2003106674
- OCLC
- ocm52965433
- 52965433
- SCSB-1308422
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library