Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor:
The Development of the British Navy During the War of 1812

 

The 41st Regiment of Foot Military Living History Group is pleased to have presented the third installment in their popular 41st Regiment Lecture Series featuring noted historian and author Victor Suthren.

Mr. Suthren spoke to a capacity audience on the activities and the development of the British Navy on the Great Lakes during the campaigns of 1812, 1813 and 1814.

Victor Suthren is the former director general of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. He also currently holds positions as a representative to the HM Bark Endeavour Foundation in Australia; guest curator at the David M. Stewart Museum in Montreal and historical advisor to the CBC.

He wrote the Edward Mainwaring series of naval adventure novels. He is the author of The War of 1812 and To Go Upon Discovery: James Cook in Canada, 1758-1779. His latest book is The Sea Has No End: The Life of Louis Antoine de Bougainville.

He holds the honorary rank of Captain in the Canadian Navy, being a commissioned member of its Navy Reserve, in addition to memberships in the Canadian Nautical Research Society and the North American Society of Oceanic History.

The lecture was held Friday, April 21, 2006 at the Iron Duke House, Wellington Brewery in Guelph, Ontario.

 

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The 41st Regiment of Foot MLHG is a group of individuals who re-create the 41st Regiment, as it was when it served in Canada during the War of 1812. The 41st Regiment of Foot MLHG re-enacts at War of 1812 events, supports historic sites and museums, does educational outreach programs and conducts historical research on an ongoing basis.