Capital in flames : the American attack on York, 1813 / Robert Malcomson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malcomson, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

York, Battle of, Toronto, Ont., 1813.

Physical Description:

xxi, 489 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal : R. Brass Studio, 2008.

Contents:

Dramatis Personae xx

Part 1 The Town and the War

1 "Reared as if by enchantment.": York, Upper Canada, 1812 2

2 "Worthy of being at the head of affairs.": The Defence of Upper Canada 25

3 "We have now the command of the lake.": Chauncey's 1812 Campaign 45

Part 2 Strategies and Armed Camps

4 "Totally incompetent for the purpose.": Winter Plans for Upper Canada 64

5 "A secondary, but still important object.": American Campaign Goals for 1813 83

6 "Never more secure.": Fortifying York 98

7 "Be always ready.": The Army Gathers at Sackets Harbor 118

Part 3 The Battle

8 "Dashing evolutions.": The Ways of War in 1813 138

9 "Forebodings of an attack.": The Day Approaches 159

10 "Disagreeable presages.": The Americans Land 178

11 "The Stars are going up!": March to the Garrison 201

12 "Almost as bad as none.": The Capitulation 223

Part 4 Repercussions

13 "This disgraced city.": The Occupation of York 242

14 "Great men in little things and little men in great things.": Campaign Consequences 262

15 "A true account of our proceedings.": Legacies of the Battle of York 282

16 "A place equal to this.": York, after the Occupation 305

1 The Fort, the Graves, the Monuments 330

2 The Explosion of the Grand Magazine 339

3 British Artillery at York 342

4 British Order of Battle at York, 27 April 1813 346

5 Upper Canada Militia at the Battle of York 355

6 American Order of Battle at York, 27 April 1813 369

7 United States Navy Squadron, April 1813 385

8 Casualties and Prisoners of War 393

9 The Terms of Capitulation 399

York, 1813: The Town and the Garrison

Bird's-eye View of the Battlefield, 1992 xiv

A View of Toronto, Facing East, 1965 xviii

The Town of York in 1813 7

East End of York, 1810 11

Plan of York Harbour 24

War of 1812 - The Northern Theatre 28

Course of Chauncey's Squadron, Kingston, 9 November 1812 54

Attack on Kingston, 10 November 1812 56

"Seat of War": Lake Ontario and Area 62

The Niagara Peninsula 67

Sackets Harbor, 1813 125

The Battle of York, Tuesday, 27 April 1813, 7:00 A.M. 191

The Battle of York, 7:20 A.M. 193

The Battle of York, 7:40 A.M. 199

The Battle of York, 10:30 A.M. 212

The Battle of York, 1:00 P.M. 217.

Notes:

Co-published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland.

Map on lining papers.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references: pages 469-480.

ISBN:

9781896941530

1896941532

OCLC:

191889802