Willcocks joined the American Army as a colonel while still serving in the lower assembly of Canada and was kicked out of office. He used U.S, troops to conduct a campaign of slash-and-burn expeditions that often targeted former of political enemies.. He especially went after his old hometown of Newark.
This is one of the reasons for the British burning Washington, D.C..
He managed to evade several capture attempts, but later died fighting for the Americans at the siege of Fort Erie in 1814.
--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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