From the April 4, 2016, Western Courier (Macomb, Illinois) "Community celebrates General Macomb;s birthday" by Tabi Joswick.
The Western Illinois Museum, Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Center and City of Macomb hosted a birthday celebration for the city's namesake, General Alexander Macomb. He was a War of 1812 hero best known for his victory at the Battle of Plattsburgh on September 11, 1814.
Though outnumbered, he used his Army Corps of Engineers to create dead end fake roads that caused British troops to get lost. Commander Thomas Macdonough, namesake of Macdonough County (where Macomb is located) led the naval Battle of Lake Champlain which took place adjacent to the Battle of Plattsburgh.
More to Come. --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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