War of 1812
Text from the plaque
Major General Isaac Brock with 40 men of His Majesty's 41st Regiment and 260 of the York, Lincoln, Oxford and Norfolk militia, set out from Port Dover on the 8th August, 1812, to relieve the invaded western frontier. His brilliant capture of Hull's army at Detroit with a much smaller force saved this province to the Empire and made Brock The Hero of Upper Canada.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The County of Norfolk
In Port Dover, in a park on the corner of
Main Street (Highway 6) and Park Street
N 42 47.175 W 80 12.171
Recorded November 2010. Check current access before visiting.
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Visitors' notes
June 18, 2011
One plaque that should be added to "related plaques" is the Ontario provincial plaque in Dover honouring Robert Nichol, Quartermaster-General of Militia. Brock stayed in Nichol's house when in Dover, and Nichol was in charge of assembling boats for the voyage west (although he actually dedicated the task.) [Editor's Response: Thanks. Done.]