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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adams , John Quincy , 1767 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Brock , Sir Isaac , 1769 - (search)
Brock, Sir Isaac, 1769-
Military officer; born in Guernsey, Oct. 6, 1769; entered the British army as an ensign in
Medal in memory of General Brock. 1783; saw service in Holland, and was in the attack on Copenhagen in 1801.
Rising by degrees, he became a major-general, and was appointed president and administrator of the government of Upper Canada, Oct. 9, 1811.
When war was declared by the United States, he took prompt measures for the defence of the province.
He heard of Hill's invasion from Detroit
Monument where General Brock fell. on July 20, 1812.
He knew the weakness of Fort Malden, below Detroit, and felt anxious.
The legislature was about to assemble at York (Toronto), and he could not personally conduct affairs in the west.
Divided duties perplexed him. Leaving the military which he had gathered along the Niagara frontier in charge of Lieutenant-Colonel Myers, he hastened to York, and, with much parade, opened the session of the legislature.
His address was wa
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Diplomatic service. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Electricity in the nineteenth century. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jackson , Francis James (search)
Jackson, Francis James
British minister to the United States, who succeeded David M. Erskine in 1809.
An experienced diplomatist, he had lately figured discreditably in the affair of the seizure of the Danish fleet by British men-of-war at Copenhagen.
He had become known as Copenhagen Jackson, whose conduct did not commend him to the good — will of the people of the United States.
The impression was that he had come with explanations of the cause of the rejection of Erskine's arrangement.
The Secretary of State, finding he had nothing to offer, addressed Jackson in a letter in which a tone of discontent was conspicuous, declaring the surprise and regret of the President that he had no explanations to offer as to the non-ratification of the Erskine arrangement, or authority to substitute any new arrangement for it. The object of the letter, probably, was to draw out from Jackson an explicit admission, as a basis for an appeal to the nation, that he had no authority to treat exc
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Neutrality. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Parker , Sir Hyde 1739 -1807 (search)
Parker, Sir Hyde 1739-1807
Naval officer; born in England in 1739; was in command of one of the ships which attacked New York City in 1776.
He also participated in the capture of Savannah in 1778.
He died in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 7, 1807.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Treaties. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)