Martial Law Proclaimed

From the History of the American Troops*..:

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*Having reduced Fort Erie, the General immediately proclaimed martial law.

What Was At Stake

Captives of Cupid: A Story of Old Detroit,  by Annetta Halliday Antona, centered upon the lives and loves of those who lived in Detroit.  Some of the characters were real, including Tecumseh, Pierre Navarre, and others.

"The war of 1812 had broken out and the young Republic of the United States, from its eastern to its western boundary, labored in the throes of a bloody struggle which, if terminated unsuccessfully, signified the loss of all that the Revolution, at the cost of innumerable lives, had striven to obtain."

The Constitution And Java

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The website, Constitution Vs. Java, contended that "The clash between USS Constitution and HMS Java was the third American frigate victory of the War of 1812 and in many ways the most significant."

Read how the battle unfolded here.

Other Constitution posts:  The Constitution Of U.S. Frigate Constitution, A Cannon From "Old Ironsides," U.S.S. Constitution Museum, Old Ironsides Launched October 21st  and First Frigate Action.

Soldier Sewall Prince

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Sewell Prince was found on the Pay Roll of Capt. A. W. Atherton's Company, Lieut. Col. Nichols' Regiment. From Sept. 16 to Nov. 24, 1813. Service at Portland.

The Entrance At Fort McHenry

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Fort McHenry is part of the National Park Service.

See Friends of Fort McHenry on Facebook here.

Funeral Car Of Commodore Perry

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"It was made to resemble as nearly as possible the boat, or gig, in which the gallant Perry left his sinking ship, during the battle of Erie--painted black and elevated on carriage wheels. On its stern appeared the name of the flag ship "Lawrence," with thirteen stars above it, and standing on a globe at the prow a golden spread eagle. The car was surmounted by a canopy supported by four ornamented pillars, the whole covered with black velvet richly fringed. Twenty-four golden stars around the top of the canopy represented the several States The canopy was ornamented with rich sable plumes."   Newport Mercury Dec 26th 1826

Celebrating An 1812 Christmas

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In 2012 Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, a town where my Canadian ancestors lived in the early 1800's, celebrated "Christmas in Grimsby, 1812," according to this Visitor's Guide.