British generals in the War of 1812 : high command in the Canadas
Examines the lives of five British Generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command in the Canadas. Explores why these leaders succeeded or failed and why, with the exception of Brock, they are all but forgotten.
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| Great Britain. Army > Officers > Biography. Great Britain > Biography. Canada > Biography. Command of troops > History > 19th century. Canada > History > War of 1812 > Biography. |
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| Biographies. |
- ISBN: 077353931X
- ISBN: 9780773539310
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Physical Description
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xvi, 260 pages : illustrations, maps - Edition 1st pbk. ed.
- Publisher Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011.
- Copyright ©1999
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-255) and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 29.95 |