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National Anthem Stars Spangled Banner September 13-14, 1814: 19 powerful warships armed with rockets attacked Baltimore, Maryland’s Fort McHenry. American Francis Scott Key was on a truce ship where he observed the bombardment. 1/

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2022-11-06

in 1812
‘Chase of the CONSTITUTION, July 1812 Painting by Anton Otto Fischer, depicting the boats of U.S. Frigate CONSTITUTION towing her in a calm, while she was being pursued by a squadron of British warships, 18 July 1812’

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2022-07-18

On 27th April 1813 American troops captured York (now Toronto), the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York.
FULL VIDEO ON WAR OF 1812 HERE: https://t.co/b64hrmgEcE

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2021-04-27

Today in 1812-during the & Indian forces under defeated an American army under General Stephen Van Rensselaer at the on the Niagara frontier in Ontario. The loss dissuaded the USA from any further invasions of

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2020-10-13