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Books, Maps & Other Resources  Canadian Military - The War of 1812  Genealogy & History More Canadian Resources | More American Resources More British Resources The War of 1812:
BOOK - Officers of the British Forces in Canada During the War of 1812-15
By: L. Homfray Irving. Includes carefully researched lists of officers who served during the War of 1812. The lists were built from a wide variety of records including the records of the grant of land made in Upper Canada (Ontario) to officers, non-commissioned officers and men who had served in "the first flank Companies, the Provincial Artillery, the Incorporated Regiment, the Corps of Military Drivers, the Provincial Dragoons, the Marine and General Staff of the Army. And, in Lower Canada (Quebec), the officers and men of the Embodied Militia, discharged troops and others, pay lists, appointments and promotions as published in Militia Orders, returns, petitions, correspondence, Army lists, obituaries in newspapers and miltary magazines, General Service Medal lists, and Gold Medals lists. ISBN 978-1-897446-91-1 More information
BOOKS - The Documentary History of the Campaign on the Niagara Frontier 1812-1814 [War of 1812] By Ernest Alexander Cruikshank. The correspondence and papers that are included in this book provide the reader/researcher with accounts covering a wide spectrum -- "Most Secret and Confidential" military letters; returns of killed, wounded and missing; lists of civilian damages; lists of "persons plundered"; administrative correspondence; and other topics relating to the war, both military and civilian. Each volume includes a comprehensive index. Volumes 1& 2 are bound into a single book because they are sequentially page numbered with a single index covering both volumes. Volumes 3 through 9 are all individually bound, each with its own index. More information
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BOOK - To Stand and Fight Together, Richard Pierpoint and the Coloured Corps of Upper Canada By Steve Pitt. In 1812, a 67-year-old black United Empire Loyalist named Richard Pierpoint helped raise “a corps of Coloured Men to stand and fight together” against the Americans who were threatening to invade the tiny British colony of Upper Canada. Pierpoint‘s unique fighting unit would not only see service throughout the War of 1812, it would also be the first colonial military unit reactiviated to quash the Rebellion of 1837. It would go on to serve as a police force, keeping the peace among the competing Irish immigrant gangs during the construction of the Welland Canal. More information BOOK - Through Water Ice & Fire - Schooner NANCY of the War of 1812. By Barry Gough. The schooner Nancy, legendary vessel of Great Lakes and Canadian history, lived a thousand lives in a noted career that began in Detroit and ended in a fiery explosion in Nottawasaga River in the last year of the War of 1812. This dramatic, soundly researched narrative depicts the reality of the men who sailed her while fighting a gritty war. Carrying the war to the enemy in hazardous ways, they fought against a powerful American foe, using stealth and daring to maintain the besieged Canadian position in the last armed struggle for the heartland of North America. The loss of the Nancy inspired generations to regard her as a symbol of devotion to king and country. More information BOOK - A Very Brilliant Affair, The Battle of Queenston Heights, 1812. This new look at the battle tackles many of the myths that have grown over the years. Was Brock the hero of the day? Was this a victory for the Canadian militia? Were the oft-maligned New York militia responsible for their army's defeat? What was the role of the native allies of the British? Could the American invading force have won? Robert Malcomson's exciting and readable account will add a new level of appreciation for the drama and significance of the War of 1812. More Information. 
BOOK - Tecumseh's Bones, A historical mystery about the deception behind the death, burial, and legacy of the great Shawnee chief, Tecumseh. By Guy St-Denis. Chief Tecumseh's death at the Battle of the Thames marked a turning point in the Anglo-American War of 1812. It was also the beginning of a mystery: the mutilation of Native corpses thwarted American attempts to identify Tecumseh's remains, giving rise to the belief that his body had been secretly recovered by his warriors. Tecumseh's Bones teases fact from fiction in the myths and legends surrounding the great chief's burial. Drawing on a wealth of archival material, most of which has never been published, Tecumseh's Bones will fascinate history buffs, historians, and mystery lovers. More information BOOK - A Wampum Denied: Procter's War of 1812. By Sandy Antal. Existing acccounts depict the Anglo-Native alliance in War of 1812 as one of convenience against a common enemy. The author's goal in this military study was to reveal the alliance as driven by something more tangible - a politically agreed objective to establish a Native homeland south of the Great lakes. This promise by military leaders was endorsed by the British government. Based largely on primary sources this book examines the strategies and personalities as well as the naval and land engagements. Also revealed are the massacres, propoganda and legacy of the conflict. . More information BOOK - The Glengarry Light Infantry, 1812-1816: Who were they and what did they do in the war? By Winston Johnston. More than an early military history, this invaluable volume provides extensive lists of those who served and details about those individuals. The Glengarrys were recruited from the early families of what is now Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. More information BOOK - The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps; an Illustrated History By: John Marteinson and Michael McNorgan. The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps has a proud and distinguished history. More Information BOOK - Bold, Brave and Born to Lead, Major General Isaac Brock and the Canadas. By Mary Beacock Fryer. Celebrated as the saviour of Upper Canada, Major General Sir Isaac Brock was a charismatic leader who won the respect not only of his own troops, but also of the Shawnee chief Tecumseh and even men among his enemy. More Information BOOK - Lords of the Lake - The Naval War on Lake Ontario, 1812-1814 By: Robert Malcomson Of all the struggles that took place along the border between the United States and the British provinces in Canada during the War of 1812, the one that lasted the longest was the battle for control of Lake Ontario. Lords of the Lake is the first full-length study of this aspect of the War of 1812. More Information BOOK - British Generals in the War of 1812. By: Wesley B. Turner. This book takes a fresh look at five generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command during the war. More Information BOOK - Soldiers of the King By: William Olive. Based on contemporary official documents, reports, returns, and the master lists, this book provides the most complete account ever published in the nature and extent of the participation of the people of Upper Canada in the War of 1812. More information
BOOK - Historic Fort York By: Carl Benn, In this book, Carl Benn explores the dramatic roles Fort York played in the frontier was of the 1790's, the birth of Toronto, the War of 1812, the Rebellion of 1837 and the defence of Canada during the American Civil war, and describes how More information BOOK - The War of 1812- The War That Both Sides Won. by Wesley Turner. Tragedy and farce, bravery and cowardice, intelligence and foolishness, sense and nonsense - all these contradictions and more have characterized the War of 1812-1814. More information BOOK - Field of Glory - The Battle of Crysler's Farm, 1813. By: Donald E. Graves. In the autumn of 1813, the United States staged the largest military operation of the War of 1812. Two American armies, one marching north from Lake Champlain through swamp and forest, the other sailing down the St. Lawrence River in a flotilla of three hundred small boats, invaded Canada - their objective, the city of Montreal. More information BOOK - The Incredible War of 1812 - A Military History. By: J. Mackay Hitsman. J. Mackay Hitman's account of the War of 1812, first published in 1965, is both exciting and authoritative, and is regarded by many experts as the best one-volume history of that conflict. It is an engrossing account of the causes of the war and of the campaigns and battles that raged on land and water, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. More information BOOK - Where Right and Glory Lead! - The battle of Lundy's Lane, 1814. By: Donald E. Graves. Lundy's Lane was the bloodiest battle of the War of 1812 and the bloodiest fought on what is now Canadian soil. It was the high mark of the 1814 Niagara campaign, which was the longest campaign of the war and the last time that Canada suffered a major foreign invasion. More information BOOK - The British at the Gates, The New Orleans Campaign in the War of 1812. By: Robin Reilly. Detailed and impressive... he places the campaign in the context of the war and the larger world scene against which it tookplace.. More Information BOOK - Fix Bayonets! A Royal Welch Fusilier at War, 1796-1815 By Donald E. Graves. This long-anticipated major new book from Donald E. Graves describes the military exploits of Thomas Pearson. We follow his remarkable career through wars and battles major and minor, including Egypt, Holland, Copenhagen, the Peninsular War and the War of 1812. Graves, "master of the battlefield narrative,"includes the most detailed account of the Battle of Albuera yet published. Fix Bayonets! will be of interest to Canadian and American readers because it contains detailed accounts of Chrysler's Farm, Chippawa, Lundy's Lane and Fort Erie, as well as other engagements that Thomas Pearson fought in. More Information
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