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George Prevost
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Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who is most well known as the "Defender of Canada" during the War of 1812. Born in New Jersey,
Portrait by Jean-Baptiste Roy-Audy
Portrait by Jean-Baptiste Roy-Audy
Prevost by Robert Field, Government House (Nova Scotia)
Prevost by Robert Field, Government House (Nova Scotia)
Prevost's monument to soldiers killed during Invasion of Martinique (1809) Monument, St. George's (Round) Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Prevost's monument to soldiers killed during Invasion of Martinique (1809) Monument, St. George's (Round) Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sir George Prevost with sword from Nova Scotia House of Assembly to commemorate his victory at Martinique. Painting by Robert Field, The Halifax Club,
Sir George Prevost with sword from Nova Scotia House of Assembly to commemorate his victory at Martinique. Painting by Robert Field, The Halifax Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia
War of 1812
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The War of 1812 was a conflict initiated by the United States against the United Kingdom and its allies fought mainly in North America and at sea during the wider Napoleonic Wars. The United States de
George Prevost
…19 May 1767 – 5 January 1816) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who is most well known as the "Defender of Canada" during the War of 1812. Born in New Jersey, son of Genevan Augustine Prevost, he joined the British Army as a youth and became a captain in 1784. Prevost served in the West…
Clockwise from top: Damage to the United States Capitol after the burning of Washington Mortally wounded Isaac Brock spurs on the York Volunteers at t
Clockwise from top: Damage to the United States Capitol after the burning of Washington Mortally wounded Isaac Brock spurs on the York Volunteers at the Battle of Queenston Heights USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere The death of Tecumseh in 1813 Andrew Jackson defeats the British assault on New Orleans in 1815
Depiction of a British private soldier (left) and officer (right) of the period
Depiction of a British private soldier (left) and officer (right) of the period
American surrender of Detroit, August 1812
American surrender of Detroit, August 1812
Oliver Hazard Perry's message to William Henry Harrison after the Battle of Lake Erie began thus: "We have met the enemy and they are ours".
Oliver Hazard Perry's message to William Henry Harrison after the Battle of Lake Erie began thus: "We have met the enemy and they are ours".