Leaders of Action Part 1

Hello this is Rebecca Nokatomi blogging live about Leaders of Action. Sir Isaac Brock is one of these first leaders. He was sent to Canada in 1802 after being born in 1769. He had chosen a career in the military, and his assignment was to help the colony’s defense skills. He trained the militia units. He became head of the British forces in Canada in 1811. It was clear that Sir Isaac did not enjoy what he was assigned. He showed that in a letter he wrote to his brother in 1811. But his job just got a bit better with the war of 1812 happening. Sir Isaac had a war to fight in. After his invasion in the past July, General Hull retreated from Sandwich to Detroit. This retreat happened due to supply problems. Sir Isaac joined forces with Tecumseh to plan an attack on the American Forts in Detroit. Their plan went down on August 16^th; they invaded with 1300 forces, 600 of which we’re First Nations led by Tecumseh. Hull immediately surrendered, even though he had 2000 forces to fight back with. Britain’s support went up. Upper Canada’s mood went up. Plus people’s beliefs in beating the Americans went up. Sir Isaac even made a reputation as a strong military leader. All from one early victory. Sir Isaac was to be a great leader, but didn’t lead as long as he deserved. He died in a battle in the October of 1812. His troops, despite being leaderless, went on and won the fight. Due to the accomplishment in Detroit, Sir Isaac had the honour of becoming the Knight of Bath, even though not living to have any knowledge of it. This is Rebecca Nokatomi blogging live about Leaders of Action.