Like I said, I couldn't find out much about the Battle of St. Regis, but looked up General Dearborn, who had been in charge of the American forces poised for a possible attack on Montreal, which evidently had to do with the battle.
Using Wikipedia, it turns out that he was Jefferson's Secretary of War for whom Chicago's Fort Dearborn was named. He was an officer in the Revolutionary War and at the beginning of the War of 1812, he was named senior major general of the U.S. Army. In 1812, he planned a simultaneous assault on Montreal, Kingston, Fort Niagara and Amherstburg. Evidently it never came to be. However, in 1813, he captured the Canadian town of York (now Toronto) and Fort George.
Tomorrow is the 200th anniversary of the capture of the HMS Macedonian by the USS United States. I'll be writing about it.
A Little More Information on This Mystery Battle. --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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