Isaac Brock

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British Army officer colonial administrator human

Isaac Brock was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in defending Canada during the early stages of the War of 1812.

Aliases (2)

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → colonial administrator → human →
awardReceived	Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath →
causeOfDeath	gunshot wound →
commemoratedBy	Brock University → Brockville, Ontario → place names in Canada →
conflict	Battle of Queenston Heights → War of 1812 →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
dateOfDeath	1812-10-13 →
ethnicGroup	English →
familyName	Brock →
givenName	Isaac →
hasParticularSignificance	Canadian military history → history of Ontario →
honorificTitle	Sir →
involvedIn	negotiations with Indigenous allies during War of 1812 →
knownFor	capture of Detroit in 1812 → leadership in defending Canada during the War of 1812 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
mannerOfDeath	killed in action →
memorial	Brock's Monument → Queenston Heights, Ontario monument →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryRank	major general →
militaryUnit	British Army in North America →
notableFor	boosting Canadian militia morale in 1812 →
notableWork	defence of Canada in the War of 1812 →
occupation	colonial governor → soldier →
opponent	United States in the War of 1812 →
placeOfDeath	Queenston, Upper Canada →
positionHeld	Administrator of Upper Canada → Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada → commander of British forces in Upper Canada →
residence	Upper Canada →
sexOrGender	male →
side	United Kingdom in the War of 1812 →
strategicRole	defence of Upper Canada →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brock University → Brockville →	namedAfter
Battle of Queenston Heights ("Isaac Brock was killed in action") →	BrockStatus
Battle of Queenston Heights →	commander
Brockton, Massachusetts →	namedFor
War of 1812 →	notableCommander
Battle of Queenston Heights ("Major-General Isaac Brock") →	notableParticipant
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada →	officeHolder