The War of 1812: Failed US Invasion of Canada (Documentary)

Watch our video about the Jesse Elliot Raid: https://nebula.tv/videos/realtimehist... When war broke out in 1812, American leaders anticipated that they could annex Canada before the UK could mount an effective defense. But against smart Canadian and Native American defenders spurred on by the energetic Isaac Brock and marred by logistical problems, the Americans soon find themselves in a military quagmire with mounting losses.  » SUPPORT US   / realtimehistory   https://nebula.tv/realtimehistory » THANK YOU TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS Mike Gloudemans, George Durrett, Luis Gonzalez, Mike Cumings, Jr., Charles Shananaquet II, Joel Sanchez, shane cawthon, Andrew Thomas Mooney, Chris Rohde, Bruce D, Jim Frame, Glenn Sugden, Lisa Anderson, George Haramundanis, G S, Kempf Mario, jhgBo8jigr hzufjkl, Gayle Elizabeth, Glenn G Webb, Stephen D Nugent PsyD, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Simen Røste, Amy Williams, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, Josh Bruder, Konstantin Bredyuk, Richard L Benkin, Matt, Rob Carle, Murray Godfrey, Jan, Gage Manthey, Theodore Patrick Shannon, Bruce G. Hearns, Stephanie Schindhelm, Paul Wilcox, Brad Durbin, Fogeltje, » SOURCES Benn, Carl. "The War of 1812", Osprey Publishing, 2024 Brock, Issac. "Proclamation", American Battlefield Trust (https://www.battlefields.org/learn/pr...) Buttrick, Tilly. " Buttrick's Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries, 1812-1819", Legare Street Press, 2023 Cruickshank, E. "Documentary History of the Campaign on the Niagara Frontier in 1812: Part III", Welland, 1908 Dearborn, Henry. "Henry Dearborn to James Madison, 6 April 1812", US National Archives (https://founders.archives.gov/documen...) De Boucherville, Thomas. "Journal of Thomas Verchères de Boucherville" in Quaife, Milo Milton (ed.) "War on Detroit: The Chronicles of Thomas Verchères de Boucherville and the Capitulation of an Ohio Volunteer", The Lakeside Press, 1940 Hull, William. "A Proclamation", American Battlefield Trust (https://www.battlefields.org/learn/pr...) Sugden, John. "Tecumseh: A Life", Henry Holt and Company, 1997 Taylor, Alan. "The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies", Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011 Tupper, Ferdinand Brock. "The Life and Correspondence of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, K.B.", Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1845 Whitfield, Carol. "The Battle of Queenston Heights" Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History, No. 11, (1974) Wood, William. "Select British Documents of the Canadian War of 1812", Champlain Society, 1920 »CREDITS Presented by: Jesse Alexander Written by: Mark Newton Director: Toni Steller Editing: Philipp Appelt Motion Design: Philipp Appelt, Matěj Procházka Additional Illustrations: Juan Gomez Cabello Mixing, Mastering & Sound Design: http://above-zero.com Research by: Adam Franti, Mark Newton, Jesse Alexander Fact checking: Florian Wittig, Mark Newton Executive Producer: Florian Wittig Channel Design: Simon Buckmaster Contains licensed material by getty images, picture alliance, and Reuters Maps: MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors & GEOlayers3 Music Library: Epidemic Sound All photos and film in our documentaries are authentic historical footage. We do not use generative AI to create new assets. However, we may use AI tools to upscale or clean up certain assets without distorting or compromising the original image. All rights reserved - Real Time History GmbH 2026