JUNE 1, 1814: British raids on Cedar Point and St. Jerome's Point, Maryland. This was an indecisive encounter near the mouth of the Patuxent River between American and British ships. Both sides maneuvered and fired at each other at long range, but no damage was done. The Americans broke off the fight.
JUNE 2-5, 1814: Americans take possession of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Territory, and start construction of Fort Shelby. This was a preemptive move by the Americans to occupy this fur trading settlement at the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers. They feared that the British might use it to launch an offensive operation down the Mississippi River.
--Brock-Perry
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