JULY 21ST, 1814:
Battle of Rock Island Rapids, Illinois Territory. An American force attempting to relieve Fort Shelby at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Territory, is defeated by Sac (Sauk) Fox and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) Indians.
While on Lake Huron, Captain Arthur Sinclair's flotilla captures the merchantman Mink, laden with provisions for St. Mary's River, Upper Canada.
--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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