MAY 23RD, 1814: The Ancaster "Bloody" Assize begins. Upper Canadians accused of treason are put on trial at Ancaster, Upper Canada.
MAY 25-JUNE 24, 1814: Arrival of British reinforcements at Quebec City, Lower Canada. The 16th and 17th Regiments arrive as does the Royal Artillery. British troops and ships continue to arrive as the Napoleonic Wars end.
MAY 29TH, 1864: During a skirmish at Pungoteague Creek, Virginia, a British force destroys an American battery.
--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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