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The "Alamo" Britain Won. The Battle of Lacolle Mill, 1814 by Robert Henderson

The Burning of Newark in 1813 by Robert Henderson
This was the nastiest event of the war.   People dragged out of their homes in the dead of winter, and watch everything they owned go up in flames. 

A Tranquil River No More: The Raid on Gananoque, 1812 by Robert Henderson
War in the Thousand Islands on the St. Lawrence River is often forgotten about but is intriguing.  This article discusses one of the many occurrences in that area.

The Battle of North Point by John Pezzola  
A key turning point in the Chesapeake campaign, U.S. forces inflict heavy casualties on the British, forcing them to abandon their hopes of capturing Baltimore.

Spur's Defeat by Shawnee in November 1812 by Rich Ferguson  
The author pieces together the events of this interesting skirmish between US mounted troops and well-positioned Shawnee warriors.   

Last Stand of Sergeant Major Mayeaux, Royal Marines, 1814 ed. by Donald E. Graves

Court Martial of Lt. Bender for actions at the Battle of the River Raisin submitted by Jim Yaworsky

Soldier's Families Under Fire: Ambush at Toussaint Island 1812 ed. by Robert Henderson

The Battle of the Mississinewa, 1812 by Keith Raynor

An Account of the Battle of Queenston Heights, October 13th, 1812  ed. by Robert Henderson

An Account of the Battle of Ogdensburg N.Y., February 22nd, 1813  ed. by Robert Henderson

The Capture of Fort George, May 27th, 1813 by Robert Henderson

Canadian Fencible Light Company and the Battle of the Chateauguay, October 26th, 1813 by Robert Henderson

The Storming of Fort Niagara, December 18th, 1813 by Robert Henderson

The Battle of Lacolle Mills, March 1814 by Robert Henderson

The Siege of Fort Erie, 1814 by Frederick Carsted

 

Summaries for All Battles

• The Battle of Tippecanoe 1811

• President vs. Belvidera

• The Battles for Michilimackinac Island & Fort Dearborn

• Raid on Gananoque

• The Battle of Brownstown

• The Battle of Maguaga

• The Battle of Detroit

• Constitution vs. Guerriere

• The Battle of Queenston Heights

• U.S.S. United States captures H.M.S. Macedonian

• The Battle of Lacolle Mills

• The Caledonia and the Detroit

• Wasp vs Frolic

• Search and Destroy Mission against the Tribes

• The Battle of Frenchman's Creek

• The Battle of Raison River or Frenchtown

• The Battle of Ogdensburg

• The Seige of Fort Meigs

• The Battle of Fort York

• The Battle of Fort Stephenson

• The Capture of Fort George

• Skirmish at Butler's Farm

• Chesapeake vs. Shannon

• The Battle of Stoney Creek

• Battle of Forty Mile Creek

• The Battle of Craney Island

• The Battle of Beaverdams

• Argus vs. Pelican

• The "Hamilton" and the "Scourge"

• The Capture of the "Julia" and the "Growler"

• Enterprise vs. Boxer

• The Battle of Lake Erie

• The Battle of the Thames

• The Battle of Sackets Harbour

• The Burlington Races

• The Battle of Chateauguay

• Action at French Creek

• The Battle of Crysler's Farm

• The Burning of Newark

• The Capture of Fort Niagara

• The Burning of Buffalo

• The Battle of Lacolle Mills

• The Raid on Fort Oswego

• The Battle of Sandy Creek

• The Raids into Western Upper Canada

• The Battle of Longwoods

• The Capture of Fort Erie ... July 1814

• The Battle of Chippawa

• The Burning of St. David's

• The Battle of Prairie du Chien

• The Battle of Lundy's Lane

• The Battle of Fort Mackinac

• The Battle on the Nottawasaga

• Capture of the Somers and Ohio

• The Battle of Bladensburg

• The Battle of Washington D.C.

• The Battle of Baltimore - Fort McHenry

• The Battle of Lake Champlain - Plattsburgh

• The Seige at Fort Erie

• The Capitulation of Maine

• The Battle of Cook's Mills

• The Battle of New Orleans

• The Surrender of Fort Boyer

• Capture of the U.S.S. President

• The Green Tiger & the Bloody Boys

• 104th Regiment

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