And All Their Glory Past is the story of the last major battles of the War of 1812 in the northern theatre, which were fought in the summer and autumn of 1814 and had a decisive effect on how the war ended. The first of these actions is the 53-day siege of Fort Erie, which incurred more casualties than the better known battle of New Orleans in some of the most vicious fighting of the entire war. The Americans holding the fort on the Canadian side of the Niagara River succeeded in driving off British attacks but finally decided to withdraw across the border before the onset of winter, thus marking the end of hostilities on Canadian soil. The second major action is the naval and land battles of Plattsburgh, New York. An outgunned American naval squadron on Lake Champlain succeeded though outstanding seamanship in defeating their Royal Navy opponents, causing the British command in chief, General Sir George Prevost, to withdraw, a reverse he was unable to live down and an American victory that had a direct bearing on the final outcome of the war.

Preface and Acknowledgments -- Prologue: "A complete drubbing before peace is made" Quebec: May-August 1914 -- Part one: On the Niagra, 26 July - 14 August 1814 -- 1. "An ugly customer" A Bloody Battle and Its Consequences -- 2. "Steady my lads, not a shot till I tell you to fire" Fort Erie, 3-13 August 1814 -- 3. "That went as swift as any goose egg!" Fort Erie, 13-14 August 1814 -- Part two: Night Assualt on Fort Erie, 15 August 1814 -- 4. "Bravery, coolness, ingenuity and perseverance were useless" Fischer's Attack, 2 a.m.-5 a.m,. 15 August 1814 -- 5. "Give the damned Yankees no quarter!" The Northern Columns Attack, 2:45 a.m.-5 a.m., 15 August 1814 -- 6. "Oh God! what a scene!" The Aftermath -- Part three: Washington and Lake Champlain, June-September 1814 -- 7. Entr'act (1): "No peace with James Madison!" The Republic's Long and Perilous Summer, 1814 -- 8. "O how high the pulse of hope at that moment" Lower Canada, Summer 1814 -- 9. "The eyes of America are on us" The Plattsburgh Campaign, 2-10 September 1814 -- 10. "A signal victory on Lake Champlain" The Battle of Plattsburgh, 11 September 1814 -- Part four: On the Niagara, 16 August-5 November 1814 -- 11. Entr'Acte (2): Baltimore, Washington, London, Ghent and the Northern Theatre August and September 1814 -- 12. "I have twenty toads beneath my feet, a hundred grasshoppers on my clothes" Fort Erie, 16-27 August 1814 -- 13. "As sure as there is a God in heaven, the enemy shall be attacked" Fort Erie, 28 August-21 September 1814 -- 14. "The prettiest little affair any of us had ever seen" On the Niagara, 21 September-5 November 1814 -- Part five: The last battles in the north and the coming of peace, October 1914-February 1815 -- 15. The War in the West and McArthur's Raid October-November 1814 -- 16. "Oh I would that the wars were all done" Winter Quarters and the Coming of Peace, November 1814-June 1815 -- Epilogue: "In Peace in Chelsea Quarters" The Fate of Men, Women, Warships and Battlefields. Appendices -- A. Weapons and Weapons Performance, 1814 -- B. Opposing Forces: Assault on Fort Erie, 15 August 1814 -- C. Myths of the Siege of Fort Erie: William Drummond's Actions and the Cause of the Explosion -- D. Opposing Forces during the Plattsburgh Campaign, 1814 -- E. Strength, Composition and Desertion Rate of the British Army at Plattsburgh, 1814 -- F. Organization and Strength of Opposing Forces, Sortie from Fort Erie, 17 September 1814 -- G. Weather in the Niagara, 26 July-21 September 1814, and Incidence of Combat at Fort Erie, 3 August-21 September 1814 -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index.