Capital In Flames

The American Attack on York, 1813

von Estate Of Robert Malcomson

Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

As Canada's central depot and naval dockyard on the Great Lakes early in the War of 1812, the capital frontier town of York (present-day Toronto) was a prime target for American forces. In April 1813 a squadron of warships under U.S. Commodore Isaac Chauncey sailed up Lake Ontario and landed about 1,800 soldiers there as the renowned explorer Gen. Zebulon Pike led his men into battle. Though the Americans took the town, their victory proved disappointing. Malcomson challenges conventional ideas about the battle as he brings to life the politicians, soldiers, and citizens whose destinies clashed at York.

• Reihe: Naval Institute Press
• ISBN: 9781896941530
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2008
• Größe: 237 x 162 mm
• Verlag: Naval Institute Press