From the Maryland in the War of 1812 site.
BATTLE OF ICE MOUND, FEBRUARY 7, 1815
The last known skirmish in the Chesapeake Bay area.
The schooner HMS Dauntless was offshore and had sent her tender to James Island near the mouth of the Choptank River to raid livestock on nearby farms.
From the ship's log: "February 7th: "at daylight saw ourselves surrounded with ice and by 7 o'clock the ship was fast... Noon. Fine hard weather saw nothing of our boats... 8 p.m., fresh breezes with severe frost the boats not having returned fear they are frozen in."
--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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