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U.S. General Alexander Macomb reports the defeat of a British squadron on Lake Champlain and the rout of Gen. Prevost's army in the Battle of Plattsburgh

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269710
Pg. 2 (2nd column)

See also: U.S. Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough's report of the battle with the British squadron
https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.42592/9 (Pg. 5, frame 9)
Several documents about the battle
http://ibiblio.org/anrs/docs/E/E3/dh_1812_v03c02b.pdf (Pgs. 607–17)

#Plattsburgh #MilitaryHistory

See also: Battle of Plattsburgh
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-plattsburgh
George Prevost
https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/prevost_george_5E.html

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A Royal Navy surgeon from Nova Scotia, with British forces in Washington, reports the burning of the Capitol, the White House and other sites, and the theft of Pres. Madison's clothes

https://archives.novascotia.ca/washington/archives/?ID=3&Page=201404278&Transcript=1
Pgs. 2–3

See also: John Quincy Adams' letter exploring the reasons for the British policy of burning
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-03-02-2626

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"The power of England was never displayed in Canada like at present. The troops which arrive daily are no longer reinforcements, but complete brigades moved from [France in 43 transports]"

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269697
Pg. 2 (3rd column)

See also: John Quincy Adams' letter expressing his pessimism about the U.S.A.'s prospects
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-03-02-2576

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"Obstinate and sanguinary contest" - The bloody Battle of Lundy's Lane leaves "vast numbers of[...]dead upon the field"

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/4269697
Pg. 2 (2nd column)

See also: A U.S. account of the battle, mostly in rhyme
https://www.loc.gov/item/2020768170/

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See also: Battle of Lundy's Lane
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-lundys-lane

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With Napoleon Bonaparte's fall, the U.K. concludes conventions with other Allied Powers, including one keeping both them and France out of the War of 1812

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=18140602&printsec=frontpage
Pg. 2 of 2 (righthand page, 1st column)

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A Quebec Mercury editorial says the U.S. military objective is to capture Kingston, Upper Canada; "anything done to the westward [is] taking the lion by the tail only"

https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3661057
Pg. 7 (1st column)

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See also: Kingston - Development
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kingston

The Quebec Mercury - Foundation
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-quebec-mercury

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The Maryland House of Delegates fears the "barbarity" of U.S. forces burning Newark (today's Niagara-on-the-Lake) may bring "upon our coasts the most direful vengeance"

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-07-02-0207
5th paragraph

See also: Thomas Jefferson's letter in which he advises the government to justify or disavow the burning of Newark
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-07-02-0093

#NiagaraOnTheLake #MilitaryHistory

See also: Niagara-on-the-Lake - Military Presence
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/niagara-on-the-lake

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President Madison informs Congress of the U.S. acceptance of a U.K. proposal to begin peace negotiations (but not with any relaxation of war preparations)

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC&dat=18140224&printsec=frontpage
Pg. 2 of 2 (lefthand page, 1st column)

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See also: James Madison
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-madison