Though he didn't know it on that brisk October morning in 1812, young George Jarvis had an appointment with history. He was only 15, but he'd already volunteered to join the 3rd York Volunteers and help prevent the Americans from seizing Canada.

And so here he was, scrambling up the slopes of Queenston Heights, slippery with the fallen leaves of the maple trees, trying to seize back the famous ridge that held the key to Upper Canada (Ontario). Hundreds of American volunteers were already crossing Niagara River in an attempt to take the town of Queenston.

NOTE: The events in all books of the Adventures in Canadian History actually happened as told in these books. Nothing has been made up. This is a work of non-fiction and there is archival evidence for every story and, indeed, every remark made in this book.

The Battles of the War of 1812 is a series of accessible, fast-paced non-fiction narratives aimed at pre-teen and young teenage readers.Pierre Berton, Canada's leading popular historian, vividly recreated the conflicts and events that helped forge Canada into a nation separate from the United States.