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    1812 Journal – Then & Now

    September 1, 2012 by John Boileau
    The War of 1812 lasted from the American declaration of war on Great Britain inJune 1812 to the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent in February 1815. Each article in our Then & Now Journal consists of two parts. The “Then” portion describes events...
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    0 After the defeat at Crysler’s Farm in the fall of 1813, Major-General James Wilkinson led about 1,200 American troops in a winter attack against Lacolle Mill, roughly 70 kilometres south of Montreal. About 200 British regulars took refuge in a wooden blockhouse while two flanks...