Flames Across the Border, 1813-1814Penguin Books, 1988 - 576 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. |
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New Brunswick Goes to War | 1 |
THE CAPTURE OF LITTLE YORK | 23 |
STALEMATE ON THE NIAGARA | 59 |
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Adams American Amherstburg army arrives attack ball Barclay battery battle bayonet believe boats Boerstler brigade Brigadier-General British Brock burning camp Canadian cannon Captain captured Châteauguay Chauncey Chippawa Clay Colonel commander Creek Croghan dead Dearborn Detroit Drummond Elliott enemy fight fire FitzGibbon flagship fleet force Fort Erie Fort George Fort Meigs Fort Niagara George George Gleig Gordon Drummond gunboats guns Hampton Harrison Henry horse hundred Indians Jacob Brown James John John Strachan Kentuckians Kingston Lake Champlain Lake Erie Lake Ontario land Lawrence Lieutenant Lundy's Lane Macdonough Major-General McDouall Meigs miles militia Montreal move musket naval Niagara frontier Niagara peninsula night officers orders Perry Perry's Plattsburgh Prevost prisoners Procter Queenston regiment retreat Riall river Sackets Harbor Salaberry Scott seize Sheaffe ships shot side soldiers Strachan Tecumseh Thames thousand tion troops Upper Canada vessels victory volunteers Wilkinson William Winfield Scott woods wounded York