Major General Sir Isaac Brock

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Tecumseh
War of 1812
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1769-10-06
gptkbp:birthPlace St._Peter_Port,_Guernsey
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Queenston_Heights
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Isaac_Brock_Monument
gptkb:Brock_University
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Fort_George
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Canadian_militia
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Secured_Upper_Canada
gptkbp:culturalImpact Symbol_of_Canadian_identity
gptkbp:deathDate 1812-10-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Queenston_Heights,_Ontario
gptkbp:defeated American_forces
gptkbp:depictedIn Historical literature
gptkbp:descendant Brock_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:famousQuote “We will not surrender.”
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historicalFigures Canadian_military_history
gptkbp:historicalImpact Defended_Canadian_territory
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Hero of Upper Canada
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_the_War_of_1812
Statues_and_memorials_in_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Sir Isaac Brock
gptkbp:influence Canadian_nationalism
gptkbp:influenced Canadian_military_policy
gptkbp:influencedBy British_military_tactics
gptkbp:inspiration Canadian_military_leaders
gptkbp:knownFor Defending_Canada_during_the_War_of_1812
gptkbp:legacy Canadian_hero
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Victory_at_Queenston_Heights
gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Detroit
gptkb:Battle_of_Detroit
Colonel
Defensive warfare
War of 1812 campaigns
Effective commander
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Queenston_Heights
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:British_forces_in_Upper_Canada
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Honored_in_Canada
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Vincent
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:reputation Brave leader
gptkbp:serviceYears 1791-1812
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Brock
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Niagara_Peninsula
Indigenous nations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_Vincent
gptkbp:tactics Combined_forces_with_Indigenous_allies