Isaac Brock

Sir Isaac Brock
Personal Details
Nicknames	The Hero of Upper Canada
Born	6th October 1769
Died	13th October 1812
Nationality	British
Occupation	Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (1811 -1812) (de facto)
Residence	Government House
Military Service
Allegiance	Great Britain (1785 - 1801) United Kingdom (1801 - 1812)
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1785 - 1812

Sir Isaac Brock (6th October 1769 – 13th October 1812) was a British army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey. His forces worked alongside Tecumseh's in the War of 1812.

Popular Culture

Appearances

Variants

The following list is of explicit appearances of Major-General Brock.

Year	Name	Appearance	Notes
1840	General Brock	The Canadian Brothers, author John Richardson	Brock and Tecumseh, as well as other figures in the British military, defend British North America during the War of 1812.
1880	Sir Isaac Brock	Neville Trueman, The Pioneer Preacher, author W. H. Withrow	Brock's death is depicted. Tecumseh, General Harrison, Laura Secord, and the President are all mentioned.
1909	Isaac Brock	A Beautiful Rebel, author Wilfred Campbell	Brock's death scene is depicted.
1981	Sir Isaac Brock	Read All About It!, episodes "General Brock", "Death at Dawn"	Portrayed by David Schurmann. Brock becomes convinced that two child time travelers are actually American spies.
2000	Sir Isaac Brock	Canada: A People's History, episode "A Question of Loyalties"	Portrayed by Stephen McHattie, who also voiced Sir John A. Macdonald in later episodes. Tecumseh was portrayed by Lorne Cardinal in the same episode. Scott Finlay portrayed Brock in battle recreations.
2012	Sir Isaac Brock	The Fight for Canada	An advertisement created as part of the Harper government's 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812 celebrations.
2012	Isaac Brock	Canada 1812: Forged in Fire	A comic about events during the War of 1812.
2017	Sir Isaac Brock	Canada: The Story of Us, episode "War of Independence (1812 - 1813)"	Isaac Brock was portrayed by Robert Notman. Tecumseh was portrayed by Glen Reid.

Mentions

The following list is of various mentions of Isaac Brock in fiction and popular culture.

Year	Name	Appearance	Notes
1812	Isaac Brock	The Bold Canadian, folk song	Folk song written about the capture of Detroit. First published in 1907.
1845	General Isaac Brock	Queenston: A Tale of the Niagara Frontier, author Jesse Walker	Brock's monument is visited by the child protagonist.
1908	General Brock	The Old Loyalist, author A. R. Davis	Brock's valiant death is mentioned. George Washington plays an important role in the plot, and Sir John A. Macdonald is a supporting character.
1918	General Sir Isaac Brock	Young Canada Boys with the S.O.S. on the Frontier, author Harold C. Lowrey	Brock, William Lyon Mackenzie, and Laura Secord are all mentioned.
1974	Sir Isaac Brock	The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway, CBC Television miniseries	His portrait appears several times. Portraits of James Wolfe also appear.
1979	Sir Isaac Brock	Riel	His portrait appears several times. A portrait of James Wolfe also appears.
1991	General Isaac Brock	1812: Jeremy and the General, author John Ibbitson	A letter written by Brock appears. Republished as Jeremy's War 1812 in 2000.
2013	General Brock	Heritage Minutes, episode "Queenston Heights"	A group of native Warriors of varying tribes rally after Brock's death to hold off the American forces.

Links

• Isaac Brock on Wikipedia
• Sir Isaac Brock on the Canadian Encyclopedia