{"id":12634,"date":"2011-10-07T10:38:22","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T15:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=12634"},"modified":"2011-10-07T12:52:08","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T17:52:08","slug":"mythical-last-words-aside-brocks-commemoration-pushes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2011\/10\/mythical-last-words-aside-brocks-commemoration-pushes-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Mythical last words aside, Brock’s commemoration pushes on"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Reenactors

Reenactors stand stoic after musket fire during last year's ceremony commemorating the death of Sir Isaac Brock.<\/p><\/div>\n

“Surgite” may make a fine Latin motto for Brock University, but when Sir Isaac Brock was shot, he likely died instantly without a chance to anything, says David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye.<\/p>\n

Maj.-Gen Sir Isaac Brock, described once by the Globe and Mail<\/em> as “the reason there’s such a thing as Canada,” was fighting at the Battle of Queenston
\nHeights when he died on Oct 13, 1812. His last words, \u00ad “push on” (or surgite<\/em> in Latin) were supposedly directed toward the York volunteers battling alongside Brock’s forces.<\/p>\n

But if he said them, he likely said them before his injury, said Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, a History<\/a> professor.<\/p>\n

“If you look at his uniform, you can see that he was shot through the heart,” he said. “When you’re shot through the heart, you don’t have time to say anything.”<\/p>\n

With or without the last words, Brock’s death, and his contribution to Canadian history, is commemorated each year with a Brock University flag lowering and commemoration event. This year’s event will be on Oct. 14, 199 years and one day after the famous leader’s death.<\/p>\n

The tribute begins at 10:45 a.m. with the Fort George Fife and Drum Corps and uniformed re-enactors marching along University Road to the Schmon Tower. The service will begin at 11 a.m. and last about 30 minutes. It involves musket fire and a bugle sounding the last post.<\/p>\n

Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was one of the founders of the annual event when it began in 2008. It’s a student event founded for students to enjoy, he said.<\/p>\n

“Older universities have a lot of undergraduate traditions,” he said. “We thought we needed more of our own traditions.”<\/p>\n

This year’s event is hosted by the Brock 1812 Bicentenary Committee. It is free and all are welcome. It wraps up with hot apple cider at Isaac’s.<\/p>\n

Sir Isaac Flag Lowering and Commemoration<\/strong>
\nWhen:<\/strong> Friday, Oct. 14
\nTime:<\/strong> 10:45 a.m.
\nPlace:<\/strong> in front of the Schmon Tower<\/p>\n

\"David

David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, right, at last year's commemoration.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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