On the window in a home in Castine, Maine, probably in 1814, a British officer took his diamond ring and carved the phrase "Yankee Doodle Topsy-Turvey" along with the image of a British flag over an upside-down American flag. That's a real piece of history I'd like to see.
The town was occupied at the time and British troops were garrisoned in private homes.
The house remains, but the window was removed in the early 1980s. Awwww!
British ships dominated Penobscot Bay and much of the Maine coast.
Bangor and Hampden were sacked ruthlessly by British troops even though New Englanders were generally against the war which they saw as bad for trade. Also, New Englanders favored the Federalists who were more elite than the commoners.
Tyler Shaw of Newport was paid to carry supplies by boat to Americans at Eastport. Instead, he too the supplies to the British and sold to them.When the Federal government found out about it, Shaw was arrested. Family members broke him out and he fled to Canada, never to return.
What a Guy, That Tyler Shaw. --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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