The War of 1812 stalemate and eventual peace accords while cannot be completely attributed to General Sir Isaac Brock, his leadership had a profound effect on the war's overall outcome. With this said how much would the death of one man effect the overall outcome of a given conflict before it occurred, in this I have to say massive.
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The War of 1812 is a confusing subject to say the least, with both opposing sides claiming victory; yet neither side in reality actual attained it. Perhaps the then British Empire could claim an overall victory due to the fact that they prevented their given colonies from falling. In addition to countering the initial American invasion, lead a successfully invasion of their own. Placing my own nationalistic tendencies aside as a Canadian, the war could have easily favoured the American side. America had greater population base, a relative easy logistical line towards the British America proper, a sound if small military industrial base, and America most importantly of all did not depend on sea lines of communication (SLOC) for military support.
While America’s military did have occasion bad luck or had leadership that was simple not good at their job. Overall America was going into a possible long-term conflict they could not possible win, the Canadian populace was simple to loyal to the crown, the terrain favouring the defender far to much, and the vast superiority overall the British had. Even still true credit should be given General Sir Isaac Brock who through his prudent planning of readying Canada for an American invasion allowed British North America to maintain a fighting chance, until reinforcement could be funnelled towards British North America. It was completely plausible that if America’s military had a bit more luck, a lack lustre British preparation for invasion; could have in short order taken over the British colonies or at the very least forced Britain into an unfavourable negation position.
In this setting there is a small POD but that none of the less overall creates a profound and lasting effect on North America. What if General Sir Isaac Brock passed away before the lead up to the War of 1812, due to this the war itself was more violent, and due to the Napoleonic Wars Britain could simple not support its North American colonies rapidly as in our OTL. Which overall lead to a British North American colonies that was decidedly still British but furious at the motherland's lack of rapid support, resentfully of the United States to the point of utter hatred, and did not have much believe in the way the home islands were governing their colonies.
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The War of 1812 is a confusing subject to say the least, with both opposing sides claiming victory; yet neither side in reality actual attained it. Perhaps the then British Empire could claim an overall victory due to the fact that they prevented their given colonies from falling. In addition to countering the initial American invasion, lead a successfully invasion of their own. Placing my own nationalistic tendencies aside as a Canadian, the war could have easily favoured the American side. America had greater population base, a relative easy logistical line towards the British America proper, a sound if small military industrial base, and America most importantly of all did not depend on sea lines of communication (SLOC) for military support.
While America’s military did have occasion bad luck or had leadership that was simple not good at their job. Overall America was going into a possible long-term conflict they could not possible win, the Canadian populace was simple to loyal to the crown, the terrain favouring the defender far to much, and the vast superiority overall the British had. Even still true credit should be given General Sir Isaac Brock who through his prudent planning of readying Canada for an American invasion allowed British North America to maintain a fighting chance, until reinforcement could be funnelled towards British North America. It was completely plausible that if America’s military had a bit more luck, a lack lustre British preparation for invasion; could have in short order taken over the British colonies or at the very least forced Britain into an unfavourable negation position.
In this setting there is a small POD but that none of the less overall creates a profound and lasting effect on North America. What if General Sir Isaac Brock passed away before the lead up to the War of 1812, due to this the war itself was more violent, and due to the Napoleonic Wars Britain could simple not support its North American colonies rapidly as in our OTL. Which overall lead to a British North American colonies that was decidedly still British but furious at the motherland's lack of rapid support, resentfully of the United States to the point of utter hatred, and did not have much believe in the way the home islands were governing their colonies.
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