The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock by Ferdinand Brock Tupper
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Queenstown Heights, &c
CHAPTER XV. Sir R. Sheaffe and armistice--Further remarks on Sir Isaac Brock--Americans obtain the command of Lake Ontario--Capture of York--Attack on Sackett's Harbour--Colonel Proctor's proceedings near Detroit--Defeat of British squadron on Lake Erie--Retreat and surrender of Major-General Proctor's army--Capture of Fort George, and surprise of the American troops at Stoney Creek--Attack on Michilimakinack--23 British deserters--Peace--Sir G. Prevost's death and character--Inscription on monument to--Colonel Tupper--Connected notice of Tecumseh CHAPTER XVI. Servant--Letters from the Duke of York--J. Savery and Irving Brock, Esqrs. and Mrs. Eliot--Introduction of four Indian chiefs to George the Fourth, at Windsor--Destruction of Monument, and "gathering" on Queenstown Heights--Intended obelisk--Notice of Sir Isaac Brock's brothers, sisters, and nephews APPENDIX A. SECTION I.--BRITISH AUTHORS. |
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