British Generals in the War of 1812 ：High Command in the Canadas

Publication subTitle ：High Command in the Canadas

Author： Turner   Wesley B.  

Publisher： McGill-Queen's University Press‎

Publication year： 1999

E-ISBN: 9780773567702

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780773518322

Subject： K81 Biography

Keyword： 中国军事

Language： ENG

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The Canadian people have faced crises of leadership, but never more seriously than during the War of 1812. Despite the many studies of this turbulent time, there are still controversies over traditional issues, one being the quality of leadership on both sides.

Chapter

Contents

Maps

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Mr Madison's War

1 Generals and Generalship

2 Disappointment: The Leadership of Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost

3 Audacity: The Leadership of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock

4 Prudence: The Leadership of Major-General Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe

5 Detachment: The Leadership of Major-General Baron Francis de Rottenburg

6 Persistence: The Leadership of Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon Drummond

7 Comparing Generals

Appendix A: Chronology of the War of 1812

Appendix B: The Military Careers of British and American Officers in the War of 1812

Appendix C: Correspondence between the Commander of the Forces and Captain Downie

Appendix D: Prevost's Reports to Earl Bathurst

Abbreviations Used in the Sources

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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