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Sir Isaac Brock

General
Sir Isaac Brock
KB
Isaac Brock portrait 1, from The Story of Isaac Brock (1908)-2.png
Portrait c. 1809, possibly by William Berczy
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
Acting
In office
1811 – 13 October 1812
Monarch George III
Governor General George Prévost
Preceded by Francis Gore
Succeeded by Roger Hale Sheaffe
Personal details
Born 6 October 1769 (1769-10-06)
St Peter Port, Guernsey
Died 13 October 1812 (1812-10-14) (aged 43)
Queenston, Upper Canada
(present day Queenston, Ontario)
Resting place Fort George, Ontario
Signature
Military service
Nickname(s) The Hero of Upper Canada
Allegiance  British Empire
Service/branch  British Army
Years of service 1785–1812
Rank Major-General
Commands Upper Canada
Battles/wars
Awards Order of the Bath (ribbon).svg Order of the Bath

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey. Brock was assigned to Lower Canada in 1802. Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he commanded his regiment in Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) successfully for many years. He was promoted to major general, and became responsible for defending Upper Canada against the United States. While many in Canada and Britain believed war could be averted, Brock began to ready the army and militia for what was to come. When the War of 1812 broke out, the populace was prepared, and quick victories at Fort Mackinac and Detroit defeated American invasion efforts.

Brock's actions, particularly his success at Detroit, earned him a knighthood, membership in the Order of the Bath, accolades and the sobriquet "The Hero of Upper Canada". His name is often linked with that of the Native American leader Tecumseh, although the two men collaborated in person only for a few days. Brock died at the Battle of Queenston Heights, which the British won.

Brock was born at St Peter Port on the Channel Island of Guernsey, the eighth son of John Brock (1729–1777), a midshipman in the Royal Navy, and Elizabeth de Lisle, daughter of Daniel de Lisle, then Lieutenant-Bailiff of Guernsey. The Brocks were an English family who had been established in Guernsey since the sixteenth century. Brock earned a reputation during his early education on Guernsey as an assiduous student, as well as an exceptional swimmer and boxer. At age ten, he was sent to school in Southampton; he also studied for one year in Rotterdam learning French.


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