Battle of Fort George
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The Battle of Fort George was fought during the War of 1812, in which the Americans defeated a British force and captured Fort George in Upper Canada. The troops of the United States Army and vessels
The cairn and the plaque marking the battlefield of Fort George National Historic Site
Battle of York
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The Battle of York was a War of 1812 battle fought in York, Upper Canada on April 27, 1813. An American force, supported by a naval flotilla, landed on the western lakeshore and captured the provincia
Battle of York by Owen Staples, 1914. The American fleet before the capture of York.
United States Secretary of War John Armstrong Jr. originally planned for an attack on Kingston, but later acquiesced to changes that made York the attack's target.
Designs of the blockhouses that were built to defend York, c. 1799
The blockhouse near the Don River in 1813. Most of the militia and the 8th Regiment of Foot were positioned there prior to the battle.