Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction 3
7. Generals and Generalship 9
8. Disappointment: The Leadership of Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost 24
9. Audacity: The Leadership of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock 58
10. Prudence: The Leadership of Major-General Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe 84
11. Detachment: The Leadership of Major-General Baron Francis de Rottenburg 101
12. Persistence: The Leadership of Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon Drummond 113
13. Comparing Generals 141
14. Chronology of the War of 1812 157
15. The Military Careers of British and American Officers in the War of 1812 160
16. Correspondence between the Commander of the Forces and Captain Downie 162
17. Prevost’s Reports to Earl Bathurst 165
18. Abbreviations Used in the Sources 169
19. Notes 171
20. Bibliography 239
21. Index 257