Greater Evils - The War of 1812 in Southwestern Ontario (Revised Edition)

By Glenn Stott

Greater Evils represents the only study devoted to southwestern Ontario, during the War of 1812. It is an essential resource for War of 1812 researchers, genealogists, local historians, and those interested in the pioneer era in southern Ontario (Upper Canada).

Stott provides a comprehensive study of the War of 1812 as it played out in the London and Western Districts of Upper Canada, providing detailed insights into the events, people, and places involved during this tumultuous period of Canadian History.  Filled with references to extensive archival materials, appendices and includes nineteen maps and over sixty illustrations, many of which are printed in colour.

Contents include:

• Chapter 1 A Path to War
• Chapter 2 The London and Western Districts 1812
• Chapter 3 The Arrival of War in the London and Western Districts
• Chapter 4 Calm before the Storm
• Chapter 5 Retreat up the Thames
• Chapter 6 Harrison's Advance
• Chapter 7 Battle of Moraviantown: October 5, 1813
• Chapter 8 Battle of Moraviantown: The Aftermath
• Chapter 9 The Winter of 1813-1814
• Chapter 10 Marauders and Militia
• Chapter 11 Battle of the Longwoods
• Chapter 12 Abandonment
• Chapter 13 The Burning of Dover Mills
• Chapter 14 The Raids on the Talbot Settlement
• Chapter 15 The Oxford Raids and Summer Skirmishes
• Chapter 16 Brigadier-General McArthur's Raid
• Chapter 17 End of the War
• Appendices
  • Appendix I The Murder of Captain William Francis
  • Appendix II Murder of Captain William Francis
  • Appendix III McArthur's Raid November 1814
  • Appendix IV Ambush at Hungerford's Hill[Reservoir Hill]
  • Appendix V Death of Benjamin Springer - London Free Press, February 22, 1877
  • Appendix VI Maps 207
  • Appendix VII Letters of George Ward re: Battle of the Longwoods
  • Appendix VIII London and Western Districts' Militia Casualties

• Selected Bibliography
• Index

Details

265 pages
8.5 X 11"
Illustrations (colour and B&W)
Maps
Lists
Bibliography
Index
Published by Glenn Stott, London, 2012. ISBN13: 978-1-9684071-8-9