Editing Isaac Brock (section)

===Transfer to Canada===
Brock and the 49th Foot were back in England by September 1801. The following spring they were ordered to the [[Canadas]]. Brock arrived at [[Quebec City|Quebec]] on 25 August and then headed up the [[St. Lawrence River|St Lawrence River]] to [[Montreal]] where the regiment would spend the winter.<ref name=ODNB/> The following spring, the 49th Foot was assigned to garrison [[Fort York]] on Lake Ontario and [[Fort George, Ontario|Fort George]] on the Niagara River, as well as several smaller posts. Brock established his headquarters at [[Toronto|York]], the capital of [[Upper Canada]].{{sfn|Riley|2011}}

In the summer of 1803, Brock was confronted with the desertion of several men, which was an ongoing problem at posts located close to the American border. Five men of the 49th Foot and three others had stolen a boat, fled across Lake Ontario, and landed near the mouth of the Niagara River. Despite having no jurisdiction on American soil, Brock set across the lake in pursuit. From Fort George he dispatched a party across the border and the fugitives were soon apprehended.{{sfn|Riley|2011}}