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"The Scripture vouches Solomon for the wisest of men; and his proverbs prove him so, The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame each of them by a single sentence, consisting of two or three words."
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| | British Generals in the War of 1812:
High Command in the Canadas
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| | by Wesley B. Turner
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ZIN Product Number: 10245080
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 Format: Hardcover, 260 pages
Publisher: McGill-Queens University Press
ISBN: 0773518320
Release Date: Jan 1, 2000
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Wesley Turner answers questions about the quality of the five British generals serving in the British North American colonies during the War of 1812, particularly with respect to Isaac Brock, the best known of the generals. He argues that Brock's charge up Queenston Heights - the basis for his heroic stature - was brave but hardly a demonstration of competent leadership. Turner also shows that while the other four generals displayed courage in combat, they had to face problems raised by American military successes and by the strains of warfare on the civilian population. British Generals in the War of 1812 explores why these commanders succeeded or failed and why, with the exception of Brock, they are all but forgotten.
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| | | |  | | | | Maps | | | Preface | | | Acknowledgments | | | Introduction: Mr. Madison's War | 3 | | 1 | Generals and Generalship | 9 | | 2 | Disappointment: The Leadership of Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost | 24 | | 3 | Audacity: The Leadership of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock | 58 | | 4 | Prudence: The Leadership of Major-General Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe | 84 | | 5 | Detachment: The Leadership of Major-General Baron Francis de Rottenburg | 101 | | 6 | Persistence: The Leadership of Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon Drummond | 113 | | 7 | Comparing Generals | 141 | | Appendix A | Chronology of the War of 1812 | 157 | | Appendix B | The Military Careers of British and American Officers in the War of 1812 | 160 | | Appendix C | Correspondence between the Commander of the Forces and Captain Downie | 162 | | Appendix D | Prevost's Reports to Earl Bathurst | 165 | | Abbreviations Used in the Sources | 169 | | Notes | 171 | | Bibliography | 239 | | Index | 257 |
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