JUNE 11TH, 1814: The frigate USS Mohawk (42 guns) is launched on Lake Ontario. This vessel, along with the USS Superior (58 guns) , launched in May helps restore naval superiority on Lake Ontario to Commodore Isaac Chauncey in the summer of 1814.
The launch of these ships only occurred when those guys carried the "Big Rope" mentioned in yesterday's post.
SUMMER 1814: The Americans construct fortifications at Plattsburg, NY, capable of resisting land-or-water-based attacks.
--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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