Title: Capital in flames
First published: 2008
Description: As Canada's central depot and naval dockyard on the Great Lakes early in the War of 1812, the capital frontier town of York (present-day Toronto) was a prime target for American forces. In April 1813 a squadron of warships under U.S. Commodore Isaac Chauncey sailed up Lake Ontario and landed about 1,800 soldiers there as the renowned explorer Gen. Zebulon Pike led his men into battle. Though the Americans took the town, their victory proved disappointing. The author challenges conventional ideas about the battle as he brings to life the politicians, soldiers, and citizens whose destinies clashed at York.
Subjects: History, Naval operations, Ontario War of 1812, United States War of 1812, York, Battle of, Toronto, Ont., 1813, United states, history, war of 1812, York, Bataille de, 1813, Histoire
Places: Ontario, United States
Time periods: War of 1812
LC classification: E356.T68 M35 2008