AUGUST 10TH, 1814: Commodore Isaac Chauncey's squadron arrives off British naval base at Kingston, Upper Canada, on Lake Ontario, and hopes to provoke Commodore Sir James Yeo into battle. The Americans hold the superiority. Chauncey loosely blockades Kingston for the remainder of the month, but Yeo will not offer battle until the completion of the HMS St. Lawrence.
AUGUST 11TH, 1814: The USS Surprise, renamed the USS Eagle (20 guns) is launched on Lake Champlain at Vergennes, Vermont.
--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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