From the April 6, 2013, Blog of 1812 "Extract of letter from Sacket's Harbor, dated April 6, 1813.
"I arrived at this place the 1st of March, and found the place extremely sickly; I suppose from 20 to 25 are buried daily. The troops collected at this place amount to about 9,000; besides the 500 sailors.
Preparations are rapidly making for transporting the army across the lakes; their first attack will be on Kingston, the principal town on the lake belonging to the British, which will be attacked by land and water, as soon as the ice clears out.
Three weeks at most from this will determine the fate of our expedition."
More 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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