A Very Brilliant Affair The Battle Of Queenston Heights 1812 Malcomson by Malcomson, Robert instant download after payment.

xvi, 328 pages : 24 cm, Maps on lining papers, Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-315) and index, Pt. I. War is declared, 1812 -- 1. \"In the midst of the labors of man\": the Niagara frontier in 1812 -- 2. \"An armor and and attitude\": war preparations at Washington and Quebec -- 3. \"We shall have our hands full\": New York and Upper Canada, spring 1812 -- Pt. II. The summer campaign, June to October 1812 -- 4. \"a strictly amateur militia general\": enter the Van Rensselaers, July and August 1812 -- 5. \"A cool calculation of the pours and contres\": Detroit and te armistice, July and August 1812 -- 6. \"Redouble our exertions\": March and drill on the Miagara, July -- Septemter 1812 -- 7. \"We have but one object\": final preparations, September-October 1812 -- 8. \"One incessant blaze from Musketry\": Lieutenant Colonel Van Rensselaer's attack -- 9. \"Are you much hurt, Sir?\": Major General Brock's last command -- 10. \"Beneath the stride of death\": Major General Sheaffe's victory -- 11. \"The undaunted bravery of veterans\": the results of the battle -- Epilogue: \"May its effects not be lost upon the rising generation\" -- Glossary