#warof1812 — Public Fediverse posts
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#OTD August 24 1814, at Bladensburg Maryland, a British (nb: not Canadian) force defeats American defenders, who race away in retreat... the British later burn the Capitol, the White House, the Treasury, and the new Library of Congress
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/shaky-stand-at-bladensburg/
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We've been thinking about it for a long time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aue-zWxYtEc
#ThreeDeadTrolls #ThreeDeadTrollsInABaggie #WarOf1812 #TheWarOf1812
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Laura Secord's Courageous Journey: A War of 1812 Heroine 🇨🇦
June 22, 1813: Laura Secord, hearing of a planned American attack, bravely walked 32 km through fields and woods to warn British Lt. James FitzGibbon. Her warning led to the British victory at Beaver Dams and prevented an American advance. 🇨🇦#Canada 🇨🇦 #LauraSecord #Warof1812 #CanadianHistory
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The USS Constitution captures the HMS Guerrière #OTD in 1812. Learn more about this naval battle by listening to this episode of the Madison presidency series! #history #POTUS #Madison #Warof1812 #Navy https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/423-out-with-the-old/
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#OTD July 31 1813, the second invasion of York (now Toronto) by American troops, unimpeded, who grabbed some snacks and left
hardly worth mentioning... still, there's a plaque
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Laura Secord's Courageous Journey: A War of 1812 Heroine 🇨🇦
June 22, 1813: Laura Secord, hearing of a planned American attack, bravely walked 32 km through fields and woods to warn British Lt. James FitzGibbon. Her warning led to the British victory at Beaver Dams and prevented an American advance. 🇨🇦#Canada 🇨🇦 #LauraSecord #Warof1812 #CanadianHistory
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#OTD July 1 1958, ten communities near Cornwall Ontario were flooded as part of the St Lawrence Seaway project, to allow ships to bypass the Long Sault rapids
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Villages
included was the area of Crysler's Farm, location of an important War of 1812 battle
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#OTD May 27 1813, an army of 4000 troops, carried by American ships on Lake Ontario, landed at Niagara, drove back British and Canadian defenders, and captured Fort George
wikipedia's summary of the action is pretty good
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_George