From the August 8, 2014 Connecticut Day "1814 Battle of Sonongton commemoration this weekend" by Joe Wojtas.
A three day bicentennial celebration was held Friday-Sunday, August 9-10th featuring exhibitions and events culminating in a large parade Sunday afternoon.
The Newport Artillery Company will have an 18th century cannon and there will also be a replica of the flag that flew over the burrough (evidently an often-used term in Connecticut) of Stonington during the battle and there will be a representative of the British Navy.
Grand Marshal of the parade is 106-year-old Anna Colt of North Stonington, who attended the centennial celebration as a young girl. Another parade leader is Rita Babcock Palmer Park, whose grandmother, Rita Babcock Palmer, led the 1914 parade. She will be wearing an outfit similar to what her grandmother wore back then.
--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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