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1731:Great Lakes
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1386:Chateauguay
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1315:Fort Bowyer
1290:Holy Ground
1285:Canoe Fight
1257:Mississippi
1019:Plattsburgh
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821:War of 1812
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344:Fort Oswego
292:Chateauguay
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1769:Gulf Coast
1749:Lake Huron
1702:Macedonian
1624:Chesapeake
1489:Port Dover
1275:Burnt Corn
1227:Frenchtown
1222:Brownstown
1189:Tippecanoe
1113:Alexandria
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1029:Black Rock
1014:Ogdensburg
925:St. Philip
884:Washington
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1739:Lake Erie
1721:La Guaira
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1335:Missouri
1270:Autossee
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