A Very Brilliant Affair: The Battle of Queenston Heights, 1812

The aim of this book was two fold, so the author tells us. Firstly it was to recount a formative moment in the history of the militia of Upper Canada, and secondly it was to provide a detailed study of a battle dalt with with summarily in a pamphlet written over a hundred years ago by E. A. Cruikshank. It is indeed very readable and gives a fascinating account of this key moment in the war of 1812, one which was crucial to Canadian history.

Includes notes, appendices, and an index.
 
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Robert Malcolmson is an expert on the war of 1812 and author of many books on the subject.