Today Sir Issac's monument can be seen well over the tops of the trees on the Niagara escarpment in Queenston Heights. This monument pays tribute to Brock as he defended Canada with the British from the Americans in 1812. The large lime-stone tower holds the remains of the General. The tower is surrounded by a large and well landscaped park that looks over the Niagara River along the Niagara Parkway. In the park there is a Theater, a tour house and a smaller monument dedicated to Laura Secord. The park is often host to many track and cross country events in the community, due to its wide and rolling landscape .

Sir Issac Brock had been ordered to Canada from England in 1802, with moderate battle experience under his belt. He landed in Canada on August 25th where he and his militia were kept in Montreal for the following winter months. Later he had been sent to York (Toronto) where he had been named Colonel on October 30th after may years of service in 1805 (C. P. Stacey,2003). Then in September of 1806 he found himself to be in charge of all the Canadian troops, in Upper Canada with in headquarters in Montreal. During this time he had drastically improved the Canadian defense and military organization of the militia (C. P. Stacey,2003). It had not been until the October of 1810 when Sir James Henry Craig named Brock brigadier-general and placed him in charge in Montreal. A few months later Craig send Brock to lead in Upper Canada where he remained until his death in 1812. According to C. P. Stacey;

"In October 1811 Francis Gore*, the lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, left for England on leave (he did not return until the war with the United States was over); Brock now became "president" and administrator of the government of the province. For the final year of his life he headed both the military command and the civil government (C. P. Stacey, 2003)"

At first glance it may not seem at though the Sir Issac Brock Monument and William Hamilton Merritt had much in common, yet this connection draws through their military history. As a young solider Merritt very much looked up to and admired Sir Issac Brock and had often shown leadership within the ranks in order to prove himself. As the war begun Merritt was often under the indirect command of Sir Issac Brock, as he organized both the Canadian militia and the British army. According to Merritt's Memoir he, as well as his father had been present during the Battle of Queenston Heights in 1812. During this Battle Sir Issac Brock was killed fighting and may years later Merritt had actually helped raise the monument that now stands today in Queenston Heights.To this day this limestone monument carries Sir Issac Brock's remains as a memorial to him for defending Niagara with his life.

Unfortunately this battle had never been very well documented by those who were there, but according to Captain (later Major-General) John Ellis Wool,

" Wool's account, which is not very clear, indicates that the Americans were driven back some distance, but at this moment Brock – six feet two and a splendid target – fell a victim to an enemy sharpshooter. As the bullet-hole in his extant Goatee proves, he was struck full in the heart and must have died without a word. This, indeed, is the evidence of George Stephen Benjamin Jarvis*, a Canadian volunteer with the 49th, who was beside him. The attack ebbed back down the hill (C. P. Stacey,2003)"

After his death the soldiers carried his body up the hill. This had been an overall result of underestimating the American's and their ability to gather ground going up the hill in Queenston Heights. Years after the War Merritt played a very active political role in the erecting of the monument on top of the hill (C. P. Stacey,2003). Today this monument can still be seen over the tops of the trees on the escarpment and serves as a beautiful and well maintained park.

Brock's Monument is located as the 2nd destination on the Merritt Family Historical Tour

Brock University (2016)"Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock". Accessed, April 23rd, 2016. https://brocku.ca/about/maj-gen-sir-isaac-brock/

C. P. Stacey(2003) CK, Sir ISAAC," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003,http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/brock_isaac_5E.html