AUGUST 3RD, 1814: After the Battle of Lundy's Lane, the Americans retreated to Fort Erie, Upper Canada.
Brigadier General Edmund Gaines took over command of the fort from General Jacob Brown who was badly wounded at the Battle of Lundy's Lane. The British army, under Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Drummond took time to reorganize after the bloody battle and gave the Americans time to strengthen their defenses.
Drummond arrived at Fort Erie on 3 August, and began to build siege lines. On the night of Agust 12th, British sailors and marines captured the USS Somers and USS Ohio, who weer supporting the fort from the Niagara River.
British forces opened fire on Fort Erie on August 13th, but it was found that their lines were too far away to be very effective.
--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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