Specific pages with War of 1812 content in this volume:

August: Page 179: The official American declaration of war.

The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle was a monthly periodical published in England during the years of 1736-1833. The volumes of interest from 1812-1815 were written and compiled by Sylvanus Urban, Gentleman. These volumes were printed in London by Nichols, Son and Bentley at Cicero's Head, Red Lion Passage and Fleet Street.

The magazine contains accounts of important historical events, abstracts of foreign occurrences, letters from noted figures, articles on geography, biographical entries for prominent people, poems, statistics, obituaries, reviews of books and more

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*Pages 497-504 are duplicated. Please check both November and December for these pages listed in the Index.

Specific pages related to the War of 1812 include:

Contains an update on the war on page 574, providing some details of the
British attack on Fort Michilimackinac, led by Capt. Roberts, at the urging of Isaac Brock. A
report forwarded to Sir G. Prevost (Governor in Chief) by Isaac Brock is mentioned regarding
these events.

Pages 576, 577, 578: A lengthy article beginning on page 576 describes Gen. Hull’s surrender at Detroit to the British
forces under Isaac Brock. It is stated that Gen. Brock’s “conduct and services are praised in the
highest terms by Gen. Prevost”. Contains Brock’s account of the events in a letter dated at
Detroit, August 17.  Intelligence from Major General Sir Isaac Brock with mentions of the battles of Fort Detroit, Amherstburg, etc.

The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle was a monthly periodical published in England during the years of 1736-1833. The volumes of interest from 1812-1815 were written and compiled by Sylvanus Urban, Gentleman. These volumes were printed in London by Nichols, Son and Bentley at Cicero's Head, Red Lion Passage and Fleet Street.

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The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle - 1812 December

Contains an extract of a dispatch from George Prevost dated at Kingston, July
3, with details of the Battle of Beaver Dams (p. 601-602). This is followed by accounts of the
battle by Cecil Bishopp (Lieut. Col. commanding the troops), and Lieut. J. Fitzgibbon. The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle was a monthly periodical published in England during the years of 1736-1833. The volumes of interest from 1812-1815 were written and compiled by Sylvanus Urban, Gentleman. These volumes were Printed in London by Nichols, Son and Bentley at Cicero's Head, Red Lion Passage and Fleet Street

The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle - 1813 December

The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle was a monthly periodical published in England during the years of 1736-1833. The volumes of interest from 1812-1815 were written and compiled by Sylvanus Urban, Gentleman. These volumes were Printed in London by Nichols, Son and Bentley at Cicero's Head, Red Lion Passage and Fleet Street.

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This bound volume has been divided by months. The page divisions are as listed.

Index pages 705-732
July pages 1-96
August pages 97-200
September pages 201-304
October pages 305-408
November pages 409-512
December pages 513-632
Supplement pages 633-70

The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle - 1814 August

Contains accounts of the British attack on Fort Erie, including a detailed
official report by Gen. Drummond, and a report of the killed, wounded and missing (p. 578-
580). A dispatch by Sir George Prevost on the attack states that “there was the fairest prospect
of success at the commencement of the attack, our troops were afterwards obliged to retire
without accomplishing their object, and with very considerable loss”.Further details of the conflict at Fort Erie are found in accounts by Gen. Drummond and Gen.
De Watteville, dated at the camp before Fort Erie, September 19 (p. 587-589). De Watteville’s
account includes a report of the killed, wounded and missing. The two accounts were enclosed
with a dispatch from Sir George Prevost, which states that “I have received from Lieut-Gen.
Drummond, reporting the result of a sortie made by the enemy, with a large proportion of his
force, from Fort Erie, on the 17th inst., in which the very superior numbers of the American
army were at length repulsed with great loss…”The evacuation of Fort Erie by the Americans on November 5 is mentioned on page 596,
referring to the official account of the affair from Kingston, which appeared in the Canada
Gazette of the 17th. It is noted that the Americans “having previously blown up the works of
the fortress, and reduced it to ruins. The American troops immediately passed over to their
own side of the Lake, but General Drummond could make no use whatever of the fortress for
winter quarters. The campaign on the Canadian frontier may now be considered as closed on
both sides”.Brief reference to the end of the war is made on page 597, where it is noted that a dispatch had
been received from Ghent announcing “that a treaty of peace was signed between his Majesty
and the United States of America, by the respective plenipotentiaries at that place, on the 24th
inst”.The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle was a monthly periodical published in England during the years of 1736-1833. The volumes of interest from 1812-1815 were written and compiled by Sylvanus Urban, Gentleman. These volumes were Printed in London by Nichols, Son and Bentley at Cicero's Head, Red Lion Passage and Fleet Street

The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle - 1814 December