From the May 17th Hamilton (Canada) Spectator by Mark McNeil.
In 1812, Hamilton was not a town. George Hamilton, though, was living there and was having bad times due to American raids.
Back then, the area was known as Head of the Lake. Just 1000-1500 people lived in the whole area.
They had mills working, but most people were farmers.
Not only were the Americans a problem, but they were always fearing the next time British soldiers would show up wanting livestock to feed the troops or firewood to keep warm.
As such, support for the British was lukewarm at best.
After the war, a War Losses Claims Commission was set up to handle numerous cases filed against the British Army.
Who You Gonna Call? --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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