Wood, William (William Charles Henry), 1864-1947 / 2008-06-19 00:00:00

EBOOK WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES ***


This etext was produced by Gardner Buchanan.


CHRONICLES OF CANADA
Edited by George M. Wrong and H. H. Langton
In thirty-two volumes
Volume 14

THE WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES
A Chronicle of 1812
By WILLIAM WOOD
TORONTO, 1915


CONTENTS
I. OPPOSING CLAIMS
II. OPPOSING FORCES
III. 1812: OFF TO THE FRONT
IV. 1812: BROCK AT DETROIT AND QUEENSTON HEIGHTS
V. 1813: THE BEAVER DAMS, LAKE ERIE, AND CHATEAUGUAY
VI. 1814: LUNDY'S LANE, PLATTSBURG, AND THE GREAT BLOCKADE
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE


CHAPTER I
OPPOSING CLAIMS
International disputes that end in war are not generally
questions of absolute right and wrong. They may quite as
well be questions of opposing rights. But, when there
are rights on both sides; it is usually found that the
side which takes the initiative is moved by its national
desires as well as by its claims of right.
This could hardly be better exemplified than by the vexed
questions which brought about the War of 1812.
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