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1263:Stoney Creek
1248:Lundy's Lane
1223:Cook's Mills
1205:Upper Canada
1177:Lower Canada
1073:
983:Mississinewa
897:Rappahannock
747:St. Michaels
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138:Dixon Bailey
131:James Caller
92:Belligerents
31:Part of the
18:
1744: /
1576:Lake Borgne
1530:Great Lakes
1213:Beaver Dams
1185:Chateauguay
1124:Sinquefield
1114:Fort Bowyer
1089:Holy Ground
1084:Canoe Fight
1056:Mississippi
818:Plattsburgh
762:North Point
752:Bladensburg
719:New Orleans
620:War of 1812
404:War of 1812
367:Samuel Dale
339:Fort Malden
337:officer at
259:Holy Ground
249:Canoe Fight
1759:Categories
1732:87°07′33″W
1729:31°11′22″N
1657:definition
1624:See also:
1609:Valparaiso
1568:Gulf Coast
1548:Lake Huron
1501:Macedonian
1423:Chesapeake
1288:Port Dover
1074:Burnt Corn
1026:Frenchtown
1021:Brownstown
988:Tippecanoe
912:Alexandria
869:Stephenson
828:Black Rock
813:Ogdensburg
724:St. Philip
683:Washington
412:References
363:Fort Glass
317:Background
224:Burnt Corn
169:15 wounded
1668:textbooks
1630:Creek War
1604:Nuku Hiva
1538:Lake Erie
1520:La Guaira
1489:Guerriere
1431:President
1334:Pensacola
1293:Gananoque
1243:Longwoods
1147:Sink Hole
1099:Talladega
767:Baltimore
711:Louisiana
491:Modette.
379:Creek War
355:Fort Mims
327:Red Stick
311:Creek War
244:Talladega
229:Fort Mims
207:Creek War
98:Red Stick
33:Creek War
1644:Category
1477:Reindeer
1407:Dominica
1383:Epervier
1298:2nd Erie
1278:1st Erie
1218:Chippawa
1134:Missouri
1069:Autossee
1046:Mackinac
1013:Michigan
998:Harrison
955:Dearborn
947:Illinois
889:Virginia
851:Ocracoke
795:New York
734:Maryland
657:Delaware
503:June 30,
497:Archived
433:Archived
254:Autossee
167:2 killed
144:Strength
62:Location
1499:vs HMS
1487:vs HMS
1469:Peacock
1446:vs HMS
1399:Penguin
1326:Florida
1041:Detroit
1036:Maguaga
975:Indiana
823:Niagara
808:Buffalo
785:Hampden
693:Georgia
389:Gallery
371:Alabama
335:British
307:Alabama
135:Captain
128:Colonel
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1679:quotes
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1655:
1636:, and
1543:Oswego
1391:Frolic
1268:Thames
1233:George
471:
467:–229.
439:May 6,
349:Battle
80:Result
1701:media
1462:Fayal
1415:Argus
1375:Cyane
1367:Boxer
1064:Bashi
1003:Wayne
879:Meigs
874:Copus
777:Maine
701:Peter
665:Lewes
101:Creek
1495:USS
1483:USS
1475:HMS
1467:HMS
1456:Avon
1454:HMS
1448:Java
1442:USS
1429:USS
1421:USS
1413:USS
1405:HMS
1397:HMS
1389:HMS
1381:HMS
1373:HMS
1365:HMS
1273:York
1119:Mims
861:Ohio
505:2011
469:ISBN
441:2009
265:1814
218:1813
152:~180
54:Date
465:228
149:~80
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