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Grodzinski, John R.
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Prevost, George, 1767-1816 -- Military leadership.
Generals -- Canada -- Biography.
Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Lieutenant governors -- Canada -- Biography.
United States -- History -- War of 1812.
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Grodzinski, John R.
Prevost, George, 1767-1816 -- Military leadership.
Generals -- Canada -- Biography.
Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Lieutenant governors -- Canada -- Biography.
United States -- History -- War of 1812.
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Defender of Canada : Sir George Prevost and the War of 1812 / by John R. Grodzinski ; foreword by Donald E. Graves.
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Grodzinski, John R.
University of Oklahoma Press, c2013.
Call #:
973
.52092
G873d
Subjects
Prevost, George, 1767-1816 -- Military leadership.
Generals -- Canada -- Biography.
Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Lieutenant governors -- Canada -- Biography.
United States -- History -- War of 1812.
Series
Campaigns and commanders ; v. 40.
ISBN:
9780806143873 (hc.)
0806143878 (hc.)
Description:
xxi, 375 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-362) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The untold story of Sir George Prevost's leadership in the War of 1812 -- The making of a general, 1767-1808 -- Nova Scotia, Martinique, and Quebec, 1808-1811 -- Planning the defense of British North America, September 1811-June 1812 -- Declaration of war and military operations in 1812 -- Operations around Lake Ontario intensify: January to May 1813 -- The Canadas survive repeated invasion: June to December 1813 -- "Give Jonathan a good drubbing": January to August 1814 -- Preparing for the Plattsburgh Campaign -- A single stain: the Plattsburgh Campaign -- "Respecting my conduct at Platsburgh": the fate of Sir George Prevost.
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