The Much Defended Border

197925 min 38 secFilm: Documentary

Script: James Beveridge

Produced for the NFB by Amaranth Productions for Parks Canada.

This title is an acquisition.

This film presents Canadian military history from 1796 to Confederation. It concentrates on the area then known as Upper Canada, more specifically the Great Lakes and Niagara region. Forts built for defence against American troops are now picturesque historic parks that bear witness to a stormy past when the longest undefended border in the world was under assault.

Subject categories

  • War, Conflict and Peace > Canadian-American RelationsColonial War in North AmericaColonialismWar of 1812
  • National Security and Defence > Defence IssuesHistorical Perspectives
  • History - Canada - Pre-1867 > Historic Sites and MonumentsInternational RelationsOntarioWar and Conflict

Credits

script
James Beveridge
camera
Richard Wincenty
narrator
Cy Strange
Frédéric de Vancker