Defender of Canada: Sir George Prevost and the War of 1812 Volume 40

by John R. Grodzinski

When war broke out between Great Britain and the United States in 1812, Sir George Prevost, captain general and governor in chief of British North America, was responsible for defending a group of North American colonies that stretched as far as the distance from Paris to Moscow. He also commanded one of the largest British overseas forces during the Napoleonic Wars. Defender of Canada, the first book-length examination of Prevost's career,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806143878
• ISBN13: 9780806143873
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"