The HMS Leopard took part in a convoy in the Mauritius Campaign 1809-1811 in the Indian Ocean. In 1812, it had its guns removed and was converted into a troopship.
On 28 June 1814, en route from Britain to Quebec and carrying 475 Royal Scots Guardsmen, the Leopard grounded on Anticosti Island at the outlet of the St. Lawrence River in a heavy fog. The ship was destroyed, but all aboard survived.
--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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