From the Feb. 19, 2015, Watertown Daily Times "Battle of Ogdensburg Happens Feb. 21-22"
The 30t annual re-enactment of the battler will take place in the streets of Ogdensburg this weekend, marking the 202nd anniversary of the February 22, 1813, battle.
The street battle will take place Saturday afternoon followed by a talk on General Thomas Benedict at the town's library. Benedict was from DeKalb and commanded the northern frontier of New York from Sackets Harbor to Salmon River. He was one of St. Lawrence County's highest ranking officers during the war.
--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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