MILITARY PERSONNEL

Isaac Brock

1769 - 1812

Isaac Brock

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey. He is best remembered for his victory at the Siege of Detroit and his death at the Battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812. Brock joined the army as a ensign in 1785. By 1797, he was a lieutenant colonel with the 49th Regiment of Foot. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Brock is the 1,875th most popular military personnel (down from 1,184th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Guernsey (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Isaac Brock ranks 1,875 out of 2,058. Before him are Michael Mullen, Adasi, Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, and Franz Sigel. After him are Michael von Kienmayer, Oliver Leese, Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, Robert L. Eichelberger, Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos, and Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

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Michael Mullen
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1,869
Adasi
1750 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,870
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough
1779 - 1869
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,871
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
1663 - 1690
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 1,872
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,873
Franz Sigel
1824 - 1902
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,874
Isaac Brock
1769 - 1812
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 1,875
Michael von Kienmayer
1756 - 1828
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 1,876
Oliver Leese
1894 - 1978
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 1,877
Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten
1861 - 1921
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 1,878
Robert L. Eichelberger
1886 - 1961
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 1,879
Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos
1874 - 1941
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 1,880
Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah
1291 - 1358
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 1,881

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1769, Isaac Brock ranks 47. Before him are Vasily Stasov, Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert, Andreas Miaoulis, Friedrich Accum, and DeWitt Clinton. After him are Rose Philippine Duchesne, and Amelia Opie. Among people deceased in 1812, Isaac Brock ranks 27. Before him are Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Charles Cameron, Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Joseph Woelfl, Matvey Kazakov, and Richard Kirwan. After him are John Colter, and Joel Barlow.

Others Born in 1769

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Vasily Stasov
ARCHITECT
1769 - 1848
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 41
Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1812
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 42
Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert
PHYSICIST
1769 - 1824
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 43
Andreas Miaoulis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1835
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 44
Friedrich Accum
CHEMIST
1769 - 1838
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 45
DeWitt Clinton
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1828
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 46
Isaac Brock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1812
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 47
Rose Philippine Duchesne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1769 - 1852
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 48
Amelia Opie
WRITER
1769 - 1853
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 49

Others Deceased in 1812

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Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1812
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 21
Charles Cameron
ARCHITECT
1746 - 1812
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 22
Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1812
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 23
Joseph Woelfl
MUSICIAN
1773 - 1812
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 24
Matvey Kazakov
ARCHITECT
1738 - 1812
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 25
Richard Kirwan
GEOLOGIST
1733 - 1812
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 26
Isaac Brock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1812
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 27
John Colter
EXPLORER
1774 - 1812
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 28
Joel Barlow
WRITER
1754 - 1812
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 29