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See War of 1812 Links for Comprehensive Web Sites
created by organizations BICENTENIAL SITES FIRST PART OF TEN PART SERIES FROM HISTORY CHANNEL VIDEO PRODUCED BY Southern Georgian Bay Region, Ontario,
Canada 1812
Powerpoint Presentations of use to students, see WAR 1812 LINKS Kentucky: See this site. It is worth a visit. Provides history and muster rolls and, of especial value, Resource Link to related sites and Kentucky Bicentennial Commission. Niagara (New York-Canada) This is a comprehensive site with information on battles, historical sites and museums, both Canadian and American. Best for American campaign across the border and battles New York and Michigan. Includes general history on chronology, time line. Link New Orleans, Battle of Link MARYLAND BICENTENNIAL SITES This site is maintained by the Maryland Board of Tourism. To pull up 1812 links, type War of 1812 in the Search box on the right top corner and scroll down the page. Under General you will find the following War of 1812 Links under the Heading Maryland Insights:
… a Royal Marines War of 1812 re-enactor, discusses strategy at the Battle of North Point – a pivotal … a Baltimore County War of 1812 bicentennial advisory committee, which will help the county convey Maryland Insights Maryland Insights Maryland Insights Maryland Insights
Remember the Raisin New National Battlefield
Site, Monroe County, Michigan Link:Ohio: War of 1812 Heritage TrailThis
wonderful site represents a unified effort on the part of Americans
and Canadians: Sites and communities across Canada and the United
States of America are planning events to honor the bicentennial of
the War of 1812 and to mark the 200 years of peace between these Also of interest the following Link Battlefield Trails is a good source of Historical sites and markers, but is a bit weak on United States south of the Ohio River. Link: Fort Meigs, Ohio-War in the Old Northwest-Ohio-Indiana frontier The War of 1812 was fought over free trade, sailor's rights and to decide once and for all who would control the "western country." Great Britain was stopping American merchant ships on the Atlantic Ocean, seizing their cargo and impressing sailors into the Royal Navy. In response, the United States declared war on June 18, 1812. Fort Meigs stood at the center of American military operations in the Northwest Territory. Between June, 1812 and February, 1813, the United States lost Fort Mackinac and Fort Detroit in the Michigan Territory and Fort Dearborn in the Illinois Territory, as well as a major defeat at the Battle of the River Raisin in Michigan. Only Fort Wayne, in the Indiana Territory withstood British attack. General William Henry Harrison establsihed a fort on the south side of the Maumee River on February 2, 1813. The fort was to serve as a temporary supply depot and staging area for an invasion of Canada. Named for the Governor of Ohio, Return Jonathan Meigs, the garrison was a home for more than 2,000 men comprised of U.S. regular and militia from Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvannia and Virginia. When the enemy laid siege to Fort Meigs on May 1, 1813, they found General Harrison ready. With a strong fort, 1,200 troops, and twenty to thirty pieces of artillery, the garrison dug in with the knowledge that reinforcements were on the way. The bombardment ended after four days, when a troop of Kentucky militia arrived to reinforce Fort Meigs. On May 9, the enemy lifted the siege and returned to Canada. The Indians who had accompanied the British during the siege were bitterly disappointed by their failure to take the fort. In July, 1813, the British attempted to appease their allies by
again besieging Fort Meigs. The Indians staged a mock battle to lure
the garrison out. The Americans, however, saw through the ploy. After
the failed siege attempt, the British moved on to Fort Stephenson,
where Fremont, Ohio stands today. That attack also failed, causing
heavy British losses and forcing their retreat to Canada. On September 10, 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry defeated a British naval force on Lake Erie, giving the United States the upper hand in the Northwest. Harrison transferred all but 100 men from Fort Meigs north to Canada and ordered the fort dismantled. In its place, a small, square stockade was constructed as a supply base to protect the Maumee rapids. With Harrison's victory at the Battle of Thames in October, 1813, the war in the Northwest was all but over. The United States formally abandoned the Fort Meigs site in May, 1815 after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. The site was preserved by the Hayes family who purchased the land and used it for grazing cattle. In 1840, William Henry Harrison returned to the site to hold a rally during his successful run for the Presidency. A monument was erected on the Fort Meigs site in 1908 by the G.A.R. to honor the memory of the soldiers who served at Fort Meigs. This fort, which was reconstructed by the Ohio Historical Society and opened to the public in 1974, "continues to fulfill its charge to educate the public." Best Web Site: Battle of New Orleans and War of 1812 developed by Vermilion Parish as part of the 8th Grade Social Studies Curriculum. Link Queenston Heights, Ontario-Canada Brock Video Source: Gala Film
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