OCTOBER 10, 1814: Kingston Navy Dockyard launched the 3-deck ship-of-the-line HMS St. Lawrence, but it was too late to see action during the war. Well, it could have, but the Americans would not challenge it.
It was bigger than Nelson's HMS Victory and the largest sailing warship ever on fresh water. It gave the British control of Lake Ontario.
--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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