NOVEMBER 6, 1814: A decisive American victory in the Upper Thames Valley in a battle between Canadian militia and an American force of 750 mounted infantry led by Brigadier General Duncan McArthur.
During a two-week incursion into Canada, McArthur's Raid destroyed the mills that the British forces in the Northwest were dependent upon for flour and bread. It created a diversion that allowed the American forces at Fort Erie to escape unharmed.
Additionally, the Americans killed, wounded or captured over 450 of their enemy while losing one killed and six wounded.
McArthur then moved his force down to Lake Erie where he burned north shore settlements while returning to Detroit.
--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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