Canada and Canadian DefenceMusson book Company limited, 1910 - 186 pagina's The defensive policy of the Dominion in relation to the character of her frontier, the events of the war of 1812-14, and her position to-day. |
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Pagina 61
... squadron in the port of Amherstburg . His position now was worse than before , because no supplies could reach him safely over the waters of the lake , even from Long Point ; but he worked strenuously to complete the Detroit , his ...
... squadron in the port of Amherstburg . His position now was worse than before , because no supplies could reach him safely over the waters of the lake , even from Long Point ; but he worked strenuously to complete the Detroit , his ...
Pagina 62
... squadron . In short , our victory was due to our heavy metal . " And also in another passage : " The chief fault to be found in the American accounts is that they sedulously conceal the com- parative weight of metal , while carefully ...
... squadron . In short , our victory was due to our heavy metal . " And also in another passage : " The chief fault to be found in the American accounts is that they sedulously conceal the com- parative weight of metal , while carefully ...
Pagina 63
... squadrons , with varying results ; and , eventually , the American flotilla becoming rather the stronger , Yeo , who must naturally have felt more than ever the importance of preserving his squadron from unnecessary loss , remained ...
... squadrons , with varying results ; and , eventually , the American flotilla becoming rather the stronger , Yeo , who must naturally have felt more than ever the importance of preserving his squadron from unnecessary loss , remained ...
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Canada and Canadian Defence: The Defensive Policy of the Dominion in ... Charles Walker Robinson Volledige weergave - 1910 |
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Amherstburg armed vessels army ascendancy on Lake Atlantic and Pacific attack battle border Britain British flotilla Burlington Heights campaign Canadian defence Canadian frontier Canadian Navy Canadian Pacific Canadian territory Canal Captain Barclay carry Chauncey Chicago cities command depth of water Detroit Dominion Duke of Wellington Empire enemy feet fleet Fort Detroit Fort Erie Fort George Fort Niagara frontier of Canada Georgian Bay Government Grand Trunk guns Halifax Hudson Bay important James Carmichael Smyth Kingston Lake Champlain Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Ontario Lake Superior land forces Lawrence Mackinac Michigan miles militia Montreal nation naval and military naval ascendancy Niagara frontier ocean officers operations Ottawa peace Plattsburg Port Arthur Quebec rapids River St Rouse Point route Sackett's Harbour Sea-Power ships shore Sir George Prevost squadron steamers steel strength tion Toronto troops United Vancouver water frontier York