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#WarOf1812
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Gov. Gen. Prevost notes "the complete discomfiture of the plans of the enemy" in the British victories at Michilimackinac, Detroit and Queenston Heights

https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_00938_23/12
Pgs. 14, 16
disponible en français

See also: A description of the action at Michilimakinac
https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3660970 (pg. 271)
and at Detroit
https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3660972 (pg. 277)
and at Queenston
https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3660984 (pgs. 339 + 342)

#DetroitHistory #Mackinaw

See also: Fort Michilimackinac - Fort Michilimackinac Captured
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fort-michilimackinac
Capture of Detroit, War of 1812
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/capture-of-detroit-war-of-1812
Battle of Queenston Heights
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-queenston-heights

1798 in Canada
#CanadianHistory
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#love

Happy #Valentines Day

"LOVE"

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QhmGFXoqNHAC&dat=17981207&printsec=frontpage
Page 1 of 2 (lefthand page)

1812 in Canada
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#MilitaryHistory

A long excerpt from the New York Herald's argument against #war with Britain calls "the warfare complicated, perplexing, slow and expensive"

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3660990
Pgs. 411–12

#NewYorkHerald

1812 in Canada
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Indigenous people meeting in Onondaga County, N.Y. are reported to have agreed to help "furnish [the U.S. with] 2000 warriors [led by] the famous Red Jacket"

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=18121112&printsec=frontpage
Pg. 2 of 2 (righthand page, 1st column)

#IndigenousPeople

See also: Red Jacket (Otetiani)
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/red-jacket
First Nations and Métis Peoples in the War of 1812
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/first-nations-in-the-war-of-1812

Black Friday: The Day the Arrow Died

On February 20, 1959, a day known in the industry as 'Black Friday,' the Diefenbaker government abruptly cancelled the Avro Arrow project. The decision was attributed to soaring costs & the advent of missile technology. The cancellation immediately put nearly 15,000 highly skilled Avro employees & thousands more in the supply chain out of work. #Canada #AvroArrow #Aviation #CanadianHistory #ColdWar 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow

1812 in Canada
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U.S. warships are repulsed at #Kingston, Upper Canada as the town fills with volunteers from the district, including aged-out American Revolutionary War veterans

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3660987
Pg. 388

#USNavy

See also: Kingston - Development
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kingston

1812 in Canada
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#history
#WarOf1812
#MilitaryHistory

"I do not see how we can retain the Country" - The loss of two Lake Erie warships causes Maj. Gen. Isaac Brock to worry that the U.S. will gain naval superiority

Quoted in http://ibiblio.org/anrs/docs/E/E3/dh_1812_v01c03.pdf
Pg. 332

#LakeErie

See also: Sir Isaac Brock - Arrival in Canada and War of 1812
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-isaac-brock

Nellie McClung: A Leading Figure in the Suffrage Movement 🇨🇦

Nellie McClung was a prominent Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. As a member of the Famous Five, she fought for women's suffrage and other social reforms. McClung's tireless advocacy played a crucial role in securing the right to vote for women in Canada and advancing gender equality. ♀️🇨🇦 #Canada #NellieMcClung #Suffrage #CanadianHistory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_McClung

1812 in Canada
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#WarOf1812
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The Quebec Gazette: "We must make up our minds to the bloody drama which the Americans call upon us to act"

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269526
Pg. 2, 3rd column

#war

1812 in Canada
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The halt to fighting arranged by Gov. Gen. George Prevost and U.S. Maj. Gen. Henry Dearborn is vetoed by Pres. Madison; Prevost suspects the U.S. has undeclared #war aims

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=18121112&printsec=frontpage
Pg. 1 of 2 (lefthand page)

#ceasefire #JamesMadison

See also: Sir George Prevost - Prevost's Preparations for War
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-george-prevost
Henry Dearborn - Dearborn in the War of 1812
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/henry-dearborn
James Madison
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-madison

1812 in Canada
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#history
#WarOf1812
#MilitaryHistory

Thomas Jefferson: "The acquisition of Canada this year, as far as the neighborhood of Quebec [City], will be a mere matter of marching"

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-05-02-0231

#ThomasJefferson

1812 in Canada
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"The news of #war was very unwelcome on both sides of the [#Niagara River, where people are] connected by marriages and various relationships"

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269516
Pg. 2 (1st column)

1812 in Canada
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The Quebec Gazette: "The United States have grown vain with the memory of their revolution [and will suffer for their] overweening presumption" in declaring war

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269508
Pg. 2 (3rd column)

#AmericanRevolution

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#Congress approves Pres. Madison's request for a declaration of #war on the United Kingdom "and the subjects thereof"
https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3660961
Pg. 205 (3rd column)
See also: The New York Evening Post regrets "that such madness[...]should have seized a majority of our Representatives at Washington"
https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269508 (Pg. 2)

#JamesMadison #UnitedKingdom

See also: War of 1812 - Causes of the War of 1812
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-of-1812
James Madison
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-madison
British Subject Status
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/british-subject-status

1812 in Canada
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#WarOf1812
#MilitaryHistory

The U.S. embargo has increased military recruiting there because it "has thrown all the lower classes entirely out of employment and[...]into the army"

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269486
Pg. 2 (3rd column)

#LowerClass #unemployment #military

*Black History is Canadian History*

Hopeful that the history and experience of Black people and communities in Canada will be shared and honoured here during this Black History Month.

Seeking to do my best to listen and amplify authentic Black voices.

Hope others will follow, listen and amplify to create a safer and authentic space for Black voices here.

Sharing the Dalhousie University / Canadian Heritage resource *A Black People’s History of Canada* to help kick off the month.

https://www.blackpeopleshistory.ca/

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #CanadianHistory #BlackInCanada #CdnPolitics

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A #Boston mercantile house says a British #military force is coming to #Halifax, a pre-war U.S. embargo is expected, and they are "at a loss how to act"

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269476
Pg. 2 (4th column)

#BostonHistory #commerce

@fsinn

A gentle historical & cultural reminder, #Canadians are a happy, polite people. We are very nice, until we are not.
On the Western Front the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS feared the Canadian Army more than American or British Armies.
#Canada #Canada_Wartime #CanadianHistory

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tWUALd7VkFk

1812 in Canada
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"War Approaching!; War! War! Impending!" - Warnings of a #war between the U.S.A. and U.K. come from U.S. sources

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=18120702&printsec=frontpage
Pg. 2 of 2 (lefthand page, 3rd and 4th columns)

See also: War of 1812 - Causes of the War of 1812
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-of-1812

1811 in Canada
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Nova Scotia and New Brunswick offer "so many vulnerable Points to an invading Army that it is difficult to establish any precise Plan" for defence

https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=4518154
Pg. 1

#NewBrunswick #NovaScotiaHistory