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War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.

Historical image related to War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence. from July 5, 1813

War of 1812

1812–1815 conflict in North America

The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States declared war on Britain on 18 June 1812. Although peace terms were agreed upon in the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent, the war…
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Historical sovereign state in Northwestern Europe (1801–1922)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the union of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into one sovereign state, established by the Acts of Union in 1801. It continued in this form until 1927, when it evolved into the United Kingdom of Great…
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Fort Schlosser

Historic British colonial fort in Niagara Falls, New York, United States

Fort Schlosser was a fortification built in Western New York in the United States around 1760 by British colonial forces, in order to guard the upper entrance to the portage around Niagara Falls, north of Porter-Barton Dock or Schlosser's Landing along the shoreline with the…
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Black Rock, Buffalo

Neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, United States

Black Rock, once an independent municipality, is now a neighborhood of the northwest section of the city of Buffalo, New York. In the 1820s, Black Rock was the rival of Buffalo for the terminus of the Erie Canal, but Buffalo, with its larger harbor capacity and greater distance…
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Plattsburgh, New York

City in New York, United States

Plattsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 19,841 at the 2020 census. The population of the surrounding Town of Plattsburgh was 11,886 as of the 2020 census,…
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