Bits of War-- New News About an Old War.
1. SURVEYOR-- Waterman's Museum in Yorktown will be commemorating the bicentennial of of the June 12, 1813, battle between the U.S. Revenue Cutter Surveyor and the Royal Navy in the York River, Virginia.
2. CRANEY ISLAND-- Also, Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia, will be commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812's Battle of Craney island (by Norfolk). It took place on June 22, 1813, when a British assault on the island that was driven off by American artillery fire.
It will be held at Fort Norfolk tomorrow, June 22nd.
Just Some News. --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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