From the July 13th Milwaukee (Wi) Journal-Sentinel "Oft-overlooked War of 1812 shaped Wisconsin's destiny" by Mary Jones.
The war marked a turning point in the territory, even though Wisconsin did not become a state for decades. Most of the conflict in the territory revolved around beaver pelts.
This past weekend, there was a re-enactment of the only battle fought in Wisconsin, plus, in August, the US Navy comes to Milwaukee as part of their commemoration of the war's bicentennial.
Prairie du Chein, in southwest Wisconsin is located between the US military post at St. Louis and the American fort on Mackinac Island in Michigan. After the war began, the Great Lakes quickly fell to the British and their Indian allies.
The lucrative fur trade ground to a halt. American soldiers from St. Louis built a fort at Prairie du Chein in 1814.
Mpre 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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