Flames Across the Border, 1813-1814McClelland and Stewart, 1981 - 492 pages The Canada-U.S. border was in flames as the War of 1812 continued. York's parliament buildings were on fire, Niagara-on-the-Lake burned to the ground and Buffalo lay in ashes. Even the American capital of Washington, far to the south, was put to the torch. The War of 1812 had become one of the nineteenth century's bloodiest struggles. Flames Across the Border" is a compelling evocation of war at its most primeval level -- the muddy fields, the frozen forests and the ominous waters where men fought and died. Pierre Berton skilfully captures the courage, determination and terror of the universal soldier, giving new dimension and fresh perspective to this early conflict between the two emerging nations of North America. "From the Trade Paperback edition. |
Contents
Cast of Major Characters | xi |
THE CAPTURE OF LITTLE YORK | 35 |
STALEMATE ON THE NIAGARA PENINSULA | 63 |
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Adams American Amherstburg Armstrong army attack Barclay battery battle Bayard boats Boerstler brigade Brigadier-General British Brown Byfield camp Canadian cannon Captain captured Chapin Châteauguay Chauncey Chippawa Clay Colonel commander Creek Croghan Cruikshank Dearborn Detroit Documentary Drummond Elliott enemy fight fire FitzGibbon fleet force Fort Erie Fort George Fort Meigs Fort Niagara George George Gleig Gordon Drummond gunboats guns Hampton Harrison horse hundred Ibid Indians Jacob Brown John John Strachan July Kentuckians Kingston Lake Erie Lake Ontario land Lawrence Lundy's Lane Macdonough Major-General McDouall Meigs Merritt miles militia Montreal move musket naval Niagara peninsula night officers orders Perry Perry's Plattsburgh Prevost prisoners Procter Queenston regiment retreat Riall Richardson river Sackets Harbor Scott seize Sept Sheaffe ships shot side soldiers Strachan Tecumseh Thames thousand tory troops Upper Canada vessels victory Wilkinson William Winfield Scott Wood wounded York