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A Bevy of Books on the War of 1812… Archives of Archives 61987 Ontario BOOK REVIEW ESSAY A BEVY OF BOOKS ON THE WAR OF 1812… Archives of Archives 61987 Ontario, The Death of Brock at Queenston Heights by Charles William Jefferys. Strange Fatality: The Battle SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH 1814: OF STONEY CREEK, 1813 THE Battles at Plattsburgh. by James Elliot by Keith A. Herkalo Montreal: Robin Brass Studio, 2009. 2007. Copies available via <www.battleofplattsburgh.org.> ISBN 1-896491-58-3. $24.95. Niagara 1814: The Final A RUINOUS AND UNHAPPY WAR: Invasion. Osprey Campaign NEW ENGLAND AND THE WAR OF 1812 SERIES 209 by James H. Ellis by Jon Latimer New York: Algora Publishing, 2009 London: Osprey Publishing Limited, 2009 ISBN 0-87586-691-8. $23.95 ISBN 1-84603-439-8. $22.95 THE UNITED States ARMY IN THE Capital IN FLAMES: THE WAR OF 1812: CONCISE BIOGRAPHIES AMERICAN AttacK ON YORK, OF COMMANDERS AND Operational 1813 HISTORIES OF REGIMENTS WITH by Robert Malcomson BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF PUBLISHED AND Montreal: Robin Brass Studio, 2008 Primary SOURCES ISBN 1-896941-53-2. $39.95. by John C. Fredriksen Reviewed by Major John R. Grodzinski, CD, MA Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2009 ISBN 0-7864-4143-3. $US45.00 t is such a pleasure to see so many new titles join the IN THE MIDST OF ALARMS: THE growing collection of literature on the War of 1812. As the bicentennial of the war approaches, historians and UNTOLD Story OF WOMEN IN writers are busy exploring new topics or providing THE WAR OF 1812 fresh reassessments of more proven ground. The selec- by Dianne Graves Ition under consideration in this review essay reflects this trend Montreal: Robin Brass Studio, 2007 through works by authors from America, Britain, and Canada, ISBN 1-896941-52-3. $39.93 exploring a variety of subjects. 90 Canadian Military Journal • Vol. 10, No. 1, 2009 BOOK REVIEW ESSAY The year 1813 witnessed many land and naval actions ties in the British camp where the ineffective leadership of over a wide geographic area, from the Michigan Territory to Major General Roger Sheaffe, the victor of Queenston Heights the frontier of Lower Canada. Various fac- and successor to Brock as commander of tors left the initiative with the Americans Upper Canada, left the defences of both for most of the year, and 1813 may have York and Kingston in a shambles, and also been the only year of the war where the served to undermine the confidence of his Americans might have dealt a serious blow subordinate commanders. to the British. That spring, the Americans commenced a series of amphibious opera- At almost 500 pages including 58 tions around Lake Ontario, aimed at crip- pages of notes, this is a detailed – perhaps pling British land and naval power. The too much so – and well-documented cam- first of these was aimed at York, the capital paign study. It does provide considerable of Upper Canada, followed by an effort to context to the situation in Upper Canada capture British forces in the Niagara during the early months of 1813, and the Peninsula. In April, York was occupied for background to the American attack. The several days, and many public buildings battle itself is covered in some 40 pages. were destroyed. A month later, the The nine appendices are gems, and they Americans landed in the Niagara Peninsula, offer detailed orders of battle, casualty lists, took the major installation of Fort George, and other information, while several spe- but failed to capture the British and cially commissioned maps help the reader Canadian forces stationed there, who with- follow the narrative. drew westward to Burlington Bay. The Americans then set off in pursuit, halting at Stoney Creek, near the British position. After leaving York to rest and refit at their base in Sacket’s Their camp was then raided in the early hours of 6 June 1813. Harbour, the Americans continued their success with another This action, combined with a British raid upon the American landing in the Niagara Peninsula, but that high tide of victory naval base at Sackets Harbour, produced two effects: the ended abruptly on the 6th of June, 1813, with the Battle of Americans surrendered control of Lake Ontario to the British, Stoney Creek. The battle has since achieved near-mythical and the forces at Stoney Creek were forced to withdraw back status, and while it has been of great interest to historians and to Fort George. The American attack on York, and the British enthusiasts alike, no book-length account of it has appeared, at raid at Stoney Creek are now the subject of two new books. least not until now. James Elliott is an Ontario-based journalist whose interest – some might call it a passion – with respect to Robert Malcomson is an accomplished War of 1812 naval this particular battle resulted in his taking leave from work to historian, and, as of late, he has ventured into writing about write the book. Elliott has crafted a fine overview of the situ- land actions. His A Very Brilliant Affair: The Battle of ation in the spring of 1813, where the British almost evacuated Queenston Heights, 1812 (Toronto: Robin Brass Studio, 2003), the Niagara Peninsula and Burlington Bay, to the daring night was the result of his lifelong study of that time raid by some 766 British, Canadian, battle, while his recent Capital in Flames is and Native troops against the 3000-strong the first book-length account of the American army in its camp at Stoney Creek, American attack on York. just a few miles from the British base atop Burlington Heights. Despite a poor showing during the first campaign season of the war, the Americans The author concludes this was the exploited their control of Lake Ontario to turning point of the 1813 campaign – which launch the opening offensive moves of it was, if one includes the British raid at 1813: an amphibious attack upon the capi- Sackets Harbour for convincing the tal of Upper Canada. It says much of American naval commander, Commodore American resolve and ingenuity that they Isaac Chauncey, to cease cooperation with were able to construct a naval squadron, the American army near Burlington Bay and prepare an assault force in short order and return to his base for two months. for such a complex operation. The land Chauncey’s departure, combined with the component was led by one of the more able loss of both American brigade commanders American generals of the period, Zebulon at Stoney Creek, convinced the Americans Pike, who, sadly for the Americans, was to withdraw from Stoney Creek. Their killed just as he neared Fort York. retreat was further hastened when Malcomson moves between both camps, describing the plans Commodore Yeo’s British naval squadron appeared offshore and problems of both sides in equal detail, such as the difficul- and bombarded the American troops. The text runs to 204 Vol. 10, No. 1, 2009 • Canadian Military Journal 91 BOOK REVIEW ESSAY pages, and is organized in 41 short chapters, making this an York: Cooper Square Press, 2001). Yet, the focus of the book easy, albeit sometimes choppy, read. Supported by several is with the American side of the campaign, thus offering too excellent maps and diagrams, a series of little of the British perspective – particu- appendices that explore a number of themes, larly the important story of the construction including the legend of Billy Green (created of the British naval squadron, and the com- as a Canadian hero to stand alongside Laura petition for resources between Lake Ontario Secord), the preservation of the battlefield, and Lake Champlain. Context is everything. orders of battle, and lists of casualties, Herkalo lives in the Plattsburgh area, and Strange Fatality is a long-needed addition he has studied the campaign for much of to the literature of the war. his life, uncovering several key aspects of the American defences from 1814. Readers may be familiar with the late Jon Latimer’s 1812: War with America To the author’s credit, several post- (London: Belknap Press, 2007), which was action reports by various commanders are a rare British contribution to the literature. quoted at length and a serious effort was Unfortunately, Latimer, who has written on made to undo many of the errors that had a variety of military subjects, passed away crept into the literature, including the myth early in 2009, just before the release of his that the British soldiers were all veterans latest title dealing with the 1814 Niagara from Wellington’s Peninsular Army. Campaign. This addition to the popular Herkalo also offers the full text of Lord Osprey Campaign series uses the formula of Bathurst’s important June 1814 instructions that series well: good maps and imagery, with a well-written to Lieutenant General Sir George Prevost, the governor and text that provides an overview of the longest and most intense commander-in-chief of British North America, that signal the campaign of the northern theatre. The text is based upon the changing British strategy for that year – namely, to secure the extant secondary literature, with a good synopsis of the strate- frontier of Canada and to eliminate potential mounting bases gies, key commanders, and the course of events as it unfolded from where attacks into Canada could be staged. The goal was through the summer of 1814 and its relationship to other cam- not, as is popularly believed, to cut up and occupy territory paigns. The end of the war in Europe allowed the British to within the United States. The War of 1812 was not a second abandon their defensive strategy and to undertake a number of war of independence.
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