Tag: Battle of Queenston Heights
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The Battle of Queenston Heights by Lieut.-Col. J. R. Wilkinson
Fought October 13th, 1812 They crossed in the gray of the morning, ‡‡Stole o’er from the other shore, To invade the land of the Maple Leaf, ‡‡Two thousand proud foes, or more: A detachment of the old Forty-Ninth, ‡‡And Dennis’s brave volunteers, Opposed their landing determinedly, ‡‡Opening on them with cheers. The roar of the…
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Poem to Commemorate the Battle of Queenston Heights by a Soldier
You British subjects passing byQueenston’s proud Monument, cast your eye,For there entombed within that rockLies the sacred dust of Sir Isaac Brock,Also the dust of McDonald* the braveWho shared his fate, and shares his grave :The invaders of Canada to repel,They bravely fought and gloriously fell.This fertile country from these heights view roundThen let a…
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Brock: Valiant Leader by John Daniel Logan
O VALIANT leader of the little band That, fearless, forward rushed to victory, Tho far outnumbered by the enemy, And, daring death, saved our Canadian land, — What honors can we pay the noble name Of one who held as naught th’ invaders’ art Of war,— whose glory hath become a part For evermore of…
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Fondly Remembered Old Queenston by Lini Grol
Grol Queenston A small town huddling far below the high BROCK monument, in honor of the hero of that historic war of eighteen twelve. Far below, in old Queenston one little house speaks of the simple life of one who also had shared the atrocity and misery of that war and had shown extreme bravery.…
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Ode to a Bytown Youth by J. A. Murphy
“Enshrined in the records of Canadian achievement a century ago, is the fascinating and thrilling story of a daring feat performed at Brock’s monument on Queenston Heights by a young Bytonian — Matthew Murphy, father of Mr. J.A. Murphy of 412 McLeod Street. Mr. Murphy has penned the following lines relating to the historic incident…