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landed a mile and a half (3 km) north of the fort with a brigade of regulars while it was still dark. Another brigade under
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1618:Great Lakes
1301:Beaver Dams
1273:Chateauguay
1212:Sinquefield
1202:Fort Bowyer
1177:Holy Ground
1172:Canoe Fight
1144:Mississippi
906:Plattsburgh
850:North Point
840:Bladensburg
807:New Orleans
708:War of 1812
539:Jacob Brown
407:Ball's Farm
397:Beaver Dams
387:Fort George
289:Jacob Brown
214:War of 1812
203:Capture of
164:Jacob Brown
160:Thomas Buck
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1697:Valparaiso
1656:Gulf Coast
1636:Lake Huron
1589:Macedonian
1511:Chesapeake
1376:Port Dover
1162:Burnt Corn
1114:Frenchtown
1109:Brownstown
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1000:Alexandria
957:Stephenson
916:Black Rock
901:Ogdensburg
812:St. Philip
771:Washington
496:Black Rock
449:Port Dover
412:Black Rock
271:attack on
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1386:2nd Erie
1366:1st Erie
1306:Chippawa
1222:Missouri
1157:Autossee
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273:Montreal
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753:Lewes
580:Notes
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