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The Battle Of Queenston Heights
The Niagara River; A few miles down from the falls the river is so narrow that a bullet can be fired across. This is where our story begins.
Early in the morning on October 13 1812 the troops at Fort George are awoken by heavy gunshots coming from half a dozen miles down the river at Queenston. Sir Isaac Brock, Aroused by the guns leaves immediately for Queenston he was in such a rush that he did not wait for help.
Meanwhile at queenston Both sides are firing musket and cannon balls at each other. In the water below 1200 American troops paddle across the river to the shores of Queenston Heights. By chance the Americans find a fisherman’s path to the top of the escarpment and take a Canadian cannon. When Sir Isaac Brock arrives the battle is going in the Americans favor.
Sir Isaac Brock realised that the cannon was what made the Americans start winning, so he rounded up many scattered troops and personally led an attack to take back the cannon. As he charged into battle with his sword drawn he became an easy target and died within minutes. But the attack on the cannon succeeded, and The British took back the cannon.
After Sir Isaac Brock is shot Major General Roger Sheaffe takes command of the Canadian troops and brings army reinforcements including a native tribe of mohawks, attacks back strategically and forces the Americans to surrender.
In conclusion, The American troops prove to be highly inexperienced in this battle and in spite of their large numbers lose. The Americans had over 300 Deaths and over 500 taken captive while the victors lost only 28. What makes this battle even more remarkable in history is the loss of Sir Isaac Brock. Sir Isaac Brock who was much admired will always be remembered by Canadians. His death taught Canadians a much needed lesson: Canada can fight and defeat the Americans. The battle of Queenston Heights gave Canada hope and helped achieve victory of the War of 1812. If this battle was lost, the Americans would have gained control over Niagara and had an easy path into Canada. With this critical location they could have potentially gone as far as winning the war. It is so important that today, 203 years later we still reenact the battle every year on October 13. Sir Isaac Brock was much remembered so much that today he has a city, university, streets, a few public buildings, and some parks named after him.
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