The defended border; Upper Canada and the War of 1812
Morris Zaslow (Editor), Ontario Historical Society
The Defended Border, Upper Canada and the War of 1812 is a collection of writings giving a comprehensive picture of the War of 1812 in Upper Canada: the military struggle, the effects of the war on the people, and the legacies of the war. During the War of 1812, Upper Canada was the main battleground for what proved to be the last armed conflict that has occurred between Britain and the United States. The small province repulsed a series of attacks from the south, beginning when General William Hull crossed the border at Sandwich and proclaimed assurance of freedom to the colonists - most of them recent United States immigrants - from tyranny and the "British Yoke". Defending Canadian territory, Major-General Isaac Brock drove back the invaders to Fort Detroit, exacting a surrender so complete that General Hull was later tried for cowardice, and was saved only by his record in the Revolutionary War. British soldiers and sailors, assisted by the militia of the province and by units raised in the neighboring colonies, were able defenders of the borders of Upper Canada, but in the ensuing battles their own attempts at territorial gains failed as badly as those of the United States. The peace settlement confirmed the pre-war borders. The accounts from differing viewpoints, centered on several aspects of the engagements and their affects, are successful in creating a full and exciting chronicle that will be invaluable to students of history. In its variety and the fascination of its subject, the book will also be of great interest to the general leader
Print Book, English, 1964
Macmillan Co. of Canada, Toronto, 1964