It\u2019ll be a party fit for the hero of Upper Canada.<\/p>\n
The Brock community is invited to attend a celebration on Friday, Oct. 5 in honour of Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n
Beginning at 12:30 p.m. in front of the General\u2019s statue, partygoers will be treated to complimentary cupcakes and join a group singing of Happy Birthday<\/em>.<\/p>\n Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to wear red on Friday to commemorate the special day. The Brock Campus Store is offering a 15 per cent discount on select red clothing purchased on the day of the event.<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s party will be the fourth time the University has formally celebrated its namesake\u2019s birthday, who would have turned 249 on Saturday, Oct. 6.<\/p>\n \u201cWe came up with the idea a few years ago to encourage school spirit and to celebrate Sir Isaac Brock,\u201d said Kristen Smith, Manager, Student and Community Outreach. \u201cIt has now become a student-led initiative that the campus looks forward to each October.\u201d<\/p>\n After the birthday party, students can continue the celebration by cheering on the Brock Badgers men\u2019s baseball, basketball and rugby teams.<\/p>\n Men\u2019s baseball plays the University of Toronto in a doubleheader at noon and 3:30 p.m. at George Taylor Field in St. Catharines. Men\u2019s rugby takes on the University of Guelph at 5 p.m. on Alumni Field and men\u2019s basketball tips off against McGill University at 7:30 p.m. in Bob Davis Gymnasium.<\/p>\n Those unable to attend the birthday party can celebrate Sir Isaac by taking a selfie with the statue and sharing it on social media with the #Surgite hashtag.<\/p>\n About Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Isaac Brock was born on Oct. 6, 1769 on the Island of Guernsey, one of Britain\u2019s channel islands. He earned a reputation for being studious, reading works on ancient history, science and military tactics. Estimated to be more than six feet tall, Brock was also athletic and excelled in swimming and boxing. He entered the military at the age of 15.<\/p>\n Brock came to Canada when he was 33 years old. Within 10 years, he became commander-in-chief of the army, responsible for defending Upper Canada against the United States.<\/p>\n When the War of 1812 broke out, Brock\u2019s army was ready. Quick victories at Fort Mackinac and Detroit defeated American invasion efforts.<\/p>\n In the early morning of Oct. 13, 1812, the American troops crossed the Niagara River and took the hill at Queenston Heights. In an effort to stop their progress, Brock led the charge on foot up the steep hill. However, his tall stature and distinctive British red coat and white trousers made him an obvious target. A musket ball struck Brock in the chest and he fell. His last pronouncement is reported to be \u201cSurgite!\u201d \u2014\u00a0Latin for \u201cPush on!\u201d \u2014\u00a0which was adopted as Brock University\u2019s motto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019ll be a party fit for the hero of Upper Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":53526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3319,1,4,58],"tags":[3263,5859,3517,2549,4547],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53523"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53527,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53523\/revisions\/53527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}