JANUARY 14TH, 1815-- Admiral Sir George Cockburn lands British force on Cumberland Island, Georgia, and occupies the mansion of Dungeness. After dispersing the small force of American defenders attack Point Peter and defeat troops at the fort there which was built during the Revolutionary War as Fort Tonyn, now called Fort Peter or Fort Point Peter.
St. Marys was seized and large quantities of military supplies were taken. Cockburn set up his headquarters at Dungeness and soon a number of ex-slaves sought sanctuary with him.
Fighting at sea for the War of 1812 continued, but St. Marys was the last land engagement.
--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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