Canada 1812: Forged in Fire - Season 1
1 - Isaac Brock
Air Date: June 18, 2012
Though General Brock was killed leading a charge at Queenston Heights in October 1812, the British eventually won the battle, sending the Americans back across the river and making Brock into a war hero and martyr.
2 - Charles de Salaberry
Air Date: June 18, 2012
A life-long military man, Charles de Salaberry used a well-trained militia force, the Voltigeurs, as well as the features of the natural landscape to defeat invading Americans in Chateauguay, QC.
3 - Laura Secord
Air Date: July 13, 2012
After learning of American plans for an attack on a British outpost, Laura Secord travelled 30 km through rough bush to warn the British troops encamped near Thorold, ON.
4 - Tecumseh
Air Date: August 17, 2012
5 - John Norton
Air Date: July 13, 2012
Though John Norton was half-Scottish, half-Cherokee, he was given a Seneca title. During the War of 1812, he lead native warriors from the Six Nations and other First Nations communities to fight on the side of the British.
6 - Enos Collins
Air Date: August 15, 2012
Enos Collins was a Nova Scotia merchant, whose ship The Liverpool Packet became one of the most dreaded privateers on the Atlantic Coast, captured 50 American ships during the War of 1812.