This is often considered to be the first really big battle of the war, although the numbers engaged certainly did not compare with battles in the Civil War. I figure less than a thousand on both sides.
A lot of plans have been made to commemorate it on both sides of the border. Of course, this is where Canada and the British lost probably their best-known soldier, Sir Isaac Brock. He is the reason I sign off with the "Brock" in Brock-Perry.
I will be doing a lot of entries on it.
Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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