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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Battles. (search)
t. RegisOct. 23, 1812 Fort NiagaraNov. 21, 1812 Black RockNov. 28, 1812 French Town (River Raisin）Jan. 18-22, 1813 Elizabethtown (Canada）Feb. 7, 1813 OgdensburgFeb. 22, 1813 York (Toronto）April 27, 1813 Fort MeigsMay 5, 1813 Fort GeorgeMay 27, 1813 Sackett's HarborMay 29, 1813 Stony CreekJune 6, 1813 Hampton (Defence of)June 13, 1813 Craney IslandJune 22, 1813 Beaver DamsJune 23, 1813 Near Fort GeorgeJuly 8, 1813 Black RockJuly 11, 1813 Fort George (Defence of Outworks)July 17, 1t. RegisOct. 23, 1812 Fort NiagaraNov. 21, 1812 Black RockNov. 28, 1812 French Town (River Raisin）Jan. 18-22, 1813 Elizabethtown (Canada）Feb. 7, 1813 OgdensburgFeb. 22, 1813 York (Toronto）April 27, 1813 Fort MeigsMay 5, 1813 Fort GeorgeMay 27, 1813 Sackett's HarborMay 29, 1813 Stony CreekJune 6, 1813 Hampton (Defence of)June 13, 1813 Craney IslandJune 22, 1813 Beaver DamsJune 23, 1813 Near Fort GeorgeJuly 8, 1813 Black RockJuly 11, 1813 Fort George (Defence of Outworks)July
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Scott, Winfield 1786-1866 (search)
government dared to touch a hair of their heads his own government would retaliate in kind and avenge the outrage. He defied the menacing officers. When he was exchanged in January, 1813, he laid the matter before the Secretary of War. He pressed the subject upon the attention of Congress. The President was already vested with power to retaliate, but he never had occasion to do so. After his exchange, under General Dearborn, he commanded the advance in the attack on Fort George, May 27, 1813, where he was badly burned by the explosion of the magazine. In the fall he commanded the advance of Wilkinson's army in its descent of the St. Lawrence to attack Montreal. In the spring of 1814 he was made a brigadier-general, established a camp of instruction at Buffalo, and early in July gained a victory over the British at Chippewa (see Chippewa, battle of). Later in the month he fought successfully in the battle of Lundy's Lane (q. v.), where he was seriously wounded in the shoulde
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
nor of Upper Canada......Oct. 12-13, 1812 [The Americans, at first successful, are finally beaten.] Gen. James Clinton, Revolutionary soldier, father of De Witt Clinton, dies at Little Britain, Orange county......Dec. 22, 1812 Albany Argus started in Albany, Jesse Buel editor......Jan. 13, 1813 Ogdensburg attacked and captured by the British......Feb. 22, 1813 York (now Toronto) taken by the Americans......April 27, 1813 Fort George, Canada, evacuated by the British......May 27, 1813 Fort Erie captured by the Americans......May 28, 1813 British repulsed at Sackett's Harbor......May 29, 1813 Perry's victory on Lake Erie......Sept. 10, 1813 Burning of the village of Newark, near Fort George, by the Americans under General McClure, who was severely censured, and Fort George evacuated......Dec. 10, 1813 British capture Fort Niagara......Dec. 19, 1813 They burn Buffalo and Black Rock......Dec. 30, 1813 Fort Ontario at Oswego captured by the British....
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), War of 1812, (search)
Sloop-of-war Hornet captures and sinks British sloop Peacock near the mouth of the Demerara River, South America......Feb. 24, 1813 York (now Toronto), Upper Canada, captured......April 27, 1813 Defence of Fort Meigs, O., by General Harrison......April 28–May 9, 1813 Gen. Green Clay is checked in attempting to reinforce Fort Meigs.......May 5, 1813 Fort George, on the west side of Niagara River, near its mouth, is captured by the American troops under General Dearborn......May 27, 1813 Frigate Chesapeake surrenders to the British ship Shannon ......June 1, 1813 Action at Stony Creek, Upper Canada......June 6, 1813 Affair at Beaver Dams, Upper Canada......June 24, 1813 Maj. George Croghan's gallant defence of Fort Stephenson......Aug. 2, 1813 British sloop-of-war Pelican captures the brig Argus in the British channel......Aug. 14, 1813 Massacre at Fort Mimms, Ala., by the Creek Indians......Aug. 30, 1813 Brig Enterprise captures British brig Boxer of