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Sir Isaac Brock, military commander, administrator of Upper Canada (b at St Peter Port, Guernsey 6 Oct 1769; d at Queenston Heights, UC 13 Oct 1812). He arrived in Canada in 1802 with his regiment, the 49th Foot. He was promoted major-general in 1811, and in the absence of Francis GORE was made provisional administrator of UPPER CANADA. At the outset of the WAR OF 1812, Brock's bold initiatives in ordering the capture of Michilimackinac and in leading attacks on AMHERSTBURG and Detroit raised the confidence of the militia. He was killed by a sharpshooter when leading troops against an American battery on QUEENSTON HEIGHTS.
The memory of Brock, the fallen hero and saviour of Upper Canada, remained extraordinarily strong in Ontario history. His body, interred at Fort George, was moved in 1824 to the summit of Queenston Heights under an imposing monument, which was destroyed in 1840, but replaced in 1853 by the stately monument that dominates the battlefield today.
 Brock, IsaacIsaac Brock was long remembered as the fallen hero and saviour of Upper Canada (courtesy Library and Archives Canada/C-36181).
 War of 1812
 Brock's MonumentThe original Brock's Monument, Queenston, Upper Canada, circa 1830 (courtesy Library and Archives Canada/C-12618).
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ROBERT S. ALLEN
Links to Other Sites
The War of 1812
This Archives of Ontario website about the War of 1812 offers brief accounts of major military conflicts near Detroit, Kingston, York and the Niagara region. Features a glossary, letters, illustrations, maps and other archival material.
The Valiants
This Ottawa memorial honours fourteen valiant men and women who gave outstanding wartime service to Canada.
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