Canada’s Military History – The War of 1812 – Enemy at the Gates
Join us at the Trafalgar Township Historical Society, 2431 Dundas Street West, Oakville, L6M 4J3 on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 7pm in the Palermo Heritage Schoolhouse.
A future United States President noted the capture of Canada as a “mere matter of marching”. How close to the truth was he? David Hobden, noted speaker and local historian, will present an overview of period letters, images and stories of Issac Brock, George Prevost and enlisted soldiers, that speak to us from the past.
What was Halton’s connection with the war of 1812? Where were the roads? Trafalgar Township was among the last townships facing the United States between Montréal and Detroit to be surveyed. Learn what attributes this imparted on Trafalgar Township. Stand where Brock stood crossing 12 Mile Creek.
This is Part Two of David Hobden’s three part: Canada’s Military History 1667-1885 – all the actions which defined Canada as a geographic entity.