Major-General Isaac Brock - Queenston, ON, Canada
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The large monument to Major-General Isaac Brock contains the grave of General Brock and his aide-de-camp Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell. It is located in Queenston Heights Battlefield in Queenston, ON, Canada
Waymark Code: WMYEGR
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/06/2018
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The Brock Monument sits on the edge of an very steep embankment with General Brock facing north across the Niagara River towards the United States. Construction of this monument, designed by Toronto architect William Thomas, began on October 13, 1853. It was completed in the fall of of 1856. Both Major General Isaac Brock and his aide-de-camp Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell are entombed at the base of the tower.
The monument has the following inscription:
UPPER CANADA HAS DEDICATED THIS MONUMENT
TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE
MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ISAAC BROCK K.B.
PROVISIONAL LIEUT. GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER OF THE FORCES
IN THIS PROVINCE, WHOSE REMAINS ARE DEPOSITED IN THE VAULT BENEATH,
OPPOSING THE INVADING ENEMY HE FELL IN ACTION NEAR THESE HEIGHTS
ON THE 13TH OCTOBER 1812, IN THE 43RD YEAR YEAR OF HIS AGE
REVERED AND LAMENTED BY THE PEOPLE WHOM HE GOVERNED.
AND DEPLORED BY THE SOVREIGN
TO WHOSE SERVICE HIS LIFE HAD BEEN DEVOTED.
An historical marker near the monument describes the monument and explains its significance. It is inscribed in both English and French.
Brock's Monument - Queenston Heights Battlefield
The monument towering above you is a memorial to Major General Sir Isaac Brock commander of British forces in Upper Canada at the beginning of the War of 1812. Brock died on the slopes below Queenston Heights on October 13, 1812 during an engagement between British and American forces. It was a battle which had great significance for Canada. This monument was constructed between 1853-56. it is 56 meters (184 feet) high and is constructed entirely of cut stone. Parks Canada maintains the monument as a National Historic Site.