From the July 4th Canada News.
The hero of Upper Canada during the War of 1812, General Isaac Brock, didn't even want to be stationed in Canada. He considered the country he died for a backwater and that the "real British Army" was in Europe fighting Napoleon.
From the time he was posted to Canada in 1806, he continually petitioned for a return to Europe. He also didn't think much of the Canadian fighting ability, but these soldiers were instrumental in the capture of Detroit. After that his belief in Canadian fighting ability improved.
On August 16, 1812, Detroit fell to Brock with some words and a few cannonballs. He gave discarded British ubiforms to the Canadian militia who then appeared to be regular troops which scared the Americans. And then Brock wrote American General Hull that many Indians were with him and if it came to a fight he couldn't promise to keep them under control.
Even though outnumbered 2-to-1, Brock got the Americans to surrender.
Some More British Trickery. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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