On August 1, 1813, Porter's gunboats on the Sanduskey River and field artillery opened fire on Fort Stephenson, but with little effect. George Croghan moved his one artillery piece, "Ol' Betsy" around so the British thought he had more artillery.
He also noted the British were firing particularly at the northwest corner of the fort and determined this would be the point of attack when it came. Sandbags were used to reinforce it so he also posted "Ol' Betsy" there and loaded it with grape shot and musket balls.
On August 2, the barrage ended and British General Proctor began his assault.
--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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