Tag Archives: War of 1812

Picking One’s Teeth, or Getting the Research Correct + the Release of “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

If one has never written an historical book, be it fiction or nonfiction, he/she likely does not quite grasp the idea that having accuracy, even in the smallest of details, is essential. In my latest release, Captain Stanwick’s Bride: A … Continue reading →

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The Battle for Fort McHenry and Its Role in “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

On Friday, I welcomed another Book Baby. Captain Stanwick’s Bride: A Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series Novel is a Regency romance that is set against the fiercest battles of the War of 1812 between England and the United States. … Continue reading →

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“Captain Stanwick’s Bride” Has Arrived!

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

Today is release day for Captain Stanwick’s Bride: A Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series Novel. It is loosely based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Courtship of Myles Standish.” However in this project, we bring the “tragic characters” into the … Continue reading →

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The Battle of North Point, Prelude to the End of the War of 1812 + the Release of “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

Although the battle proved to be a success for the British, it came at a high cost, and, in truth, did little to change the course of the war, which was the British hope at the time. North Point is … Continue reading →

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The Burning of Washington City in 1814 by the British + the Release of “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

After their first capture of Napoleon, the British turned their sights on the American front and what was known as the War of 1812. Up until that time, the British had been too busy with Napoleon to address fully the … Continue reading →

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A War of Words Preceded the Treaty of Ghent, Marking the End of the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Great Britain

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

During April of 1814, American representatives were permitted to come to England to continue negotiations with their British counterparts in hopes of coming to a resolution of the issues upon which the War of 1812 were based. However, the attempt … Continue reading →

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The Battle of the Thames’s Role in “Captain Stanwick’s Bride”

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

The Battle of the Thames during the War of 1812 proved to be an important American victory in what was known, at the time, as Upper Canada, for it allowed the Americans to combine its control of the Northwest territory. … Continue reading →

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December 24, 1814, the Treaty of Ghent, Ending the Last War Between the United States and the UK

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Regina Jeffers

On December 24, 1814, British and American diplomates signed the Treaty of Ghent, bringing about an end to the War of 1812, the only war in which America and the United Kingdom took aim at each other. In the War of … Continue reading →

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Chief John Norton, Real-Life Model for a Character in “The Prosecution of Mr. Darcy’s Cousin,” a 2016 Finalist for the Chanticleer International Book Awards

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

One of the characters in my latest Austenesque novel, The Prosecution of Mr. Darcy’s Cousin, is modeled upon that of John Norton (Teyoninhokarawen), who was a Mohawk Indian chief of Scottish birth. Norton attended school in Scotland and was a … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, Provisional Lieutenant Governor and Commander of Upper Canadian Forces

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and administrator. Brock is featured as a minor character in my Work in Progress, and so I have spent some time researching his … Continue reading →

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