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"There a man ceases to be merely apart of a machine, or a point in a long line. Both his personal safety and his efficiency depend on his own knowledge and tact. Perhaps there can be no military scene more fit for the pencil than a body of light infantry awaiting an attack. The variety of atti...

AMERICANS INVADE CANADA Windsor Ontario - US Brigadier General William Hull 1753-1825 crosses the Detroit River with 2,500 troops and occupies the town of Sandwich; first American invasion in the War of 1812; worried about a new alliance between the British and the Indians led by Tecumseh, Hull wil...

This day in History 1813 Plattsburgh New York - British begin three weeks of raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York; War of 1812 raids. 1814 Chippewa Ontario - Major General Jacob Brown defeats Gen. Phineas Riall and 1,800 British at Street's Creek (Chippewa); British retreat...

YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. The original flag that flew over a strategic American stronghold during the War of 1812 is back home in western New York. The U-S flag was unveiled yesterday at Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown, where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario. The 28-foot-by-24-foot banner will be the cent...

The solution: 1 part Murphy's Oil Soap (Grocery store) 1 part Methyl Hydrate (Canadian Tire- paint Dept.) 1 part Hydrogen peroxide (Pharmacy) Plug the touch hole with a round tooth pick. Pour in a liberal amount of the cleaner. Grab the musket in both hands. (one on the muzzle, the other somewhere a...