JULY 5TH, 1814: A joint British army-navy force departs Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the invasion of the Passamaquoddy Islands, District of Maine.
JULY 7TH, 1814: United States troops occupy Queenston Heights, Upper Canada. Damaged already during the October 1812 battle, the village again suffers during the occupation.
--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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