From the June 22, 2013, Welland (Can.) Tribune by Jeff Blay.
Thorold, Canada.
The Battle of Beaverdam is best-known for Laura Secord's famous walk or the crucial effort of the Six nations' warriors who won the battle. But the stone house used as British headquarters, now called the DeCew House, has its own story.
John DeCew was captured at Fort George in May 1813 and was held as a prisoner of war in Philadelphia.
he had built the house, known as the site where Laura Secord warned British Lt. James Fitzgibbon of the American advance on his position prior to the battle.
--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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