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Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. : Particularly of His Services in the Canadas, Including a Reply to the Strictures on His Military Character, Contained in an Article in the Quarterly Review
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brenton, E. B.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart." is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book seeks to document the life and military service of Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, focusing particularly on his contributions in the Canadas and addressing critiques of his military character stemming from an article in the Quarterly Review. This work aims to correct misstatements regarding Prevost's conduct, portraying him as a capable leader with considerable achievements. At the start of the account, the author discusses the public perception and scrutiny faced by military leaders, especially during times of failure. The narrative outlines the distinguished career of Sir George Prevost, highlighting his dedication to the British military over thirty-five years and detailing the strong sentiments from his friends and family regarding attempts to discredit him posthumously. The opening emphasizes the need to address recent disparaging remarks in a review, setting the stage for an in-depth examination of Prevost's professional history and the context in which he operated, particularly amid tensions with the American forces in the early 1800s. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 42.5 (College-level). Difficult to read.
- Release date is 2011-10-09
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