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• January 22 - General Henry Proctor 's 1,300 British and Indians capture 495 U.S. troops, under General Winchester.
• February 7 - Battle of Elizabethtown .
• March 30 - Engagement at Lacolle.
• April 27 - Battle of York: The Americans, under Henry Dearborn, take York, but the explosion of a magazine kills many of them. Americans burn York.
• May 5 - Battle of Fort George .
• June 1 - The English frigate "Shannon" takes the "Chesapeake," in 15 minutes, off Boston.
• June 3 - The "Growler" and the "Eagle," which left Plattsburg, yesterday, are taken by the British gun-boats they pursued; capture of Generals Chandler and Winder and 120 U.S. troops, at Burlington Heights , by Lieut. Col. Harvey.
• June 5June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. Events 1700-1899 1783 The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfiere ( hot air balloon). 1817 First Great Lakes steamer, the Fr - The Battle of Stoney CreekThe Battle of Stoney Creek was a battle fought on June 6, 1813 during the War of 1812 near Stoney Creek, Ontario. In the battle, a British force of 700 under John Vincent defeated an American force three times its size under William Winder and John Chandl is a Canadian victory.
• June 23June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. Events 1300-1899 1314 The Battle of Bannockburn south of Stirling, Edward II of England & Robert I of Scotland met in battle. Scotland won and E or June 24June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. Events 1128 Battle of St. Mamede, near Guimaraes. Portuguese forces led by Afonso I beat his mother D. Teresa and D. Fernao Peres de Trava. - Battle of Beaver DamsThe Battle of Beaver Dams was a small battle in 1813 during the War of 1812 between a force of Mohawk, Odawa, and British against a larger army of Americans. The battle was won by a series of ruses staged by the British commander, Lieutenant James Fitzgib is a Canadian victory, in part due to Laura SecordLaura Secord ( September 13, 1775 October 17, 1868) was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812. Laura Ingersoll was born to a Loyalist family in Great Barrington, Massachusetts in 1775. In 1795 the family moved to the Canadas, and in 1797 she married a fel's famous 32 km. walk to warn Lieutenant James FitzgibbonColonel James FitzGibbon ( November 16 1780 December 10 1863) Canadian War of 1812 hero James Fitzgibbon was born at Glin in Limerick, Ireland in 1780. He enlisted in the Knight of Glin’s Yeomanry Corps at age 15. Three years later, he joined the Tarbert, who had already been warned by Indians.
• July 30July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. Events 1608 At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shot two Iroquois chiefs to death. This was to set the tone for Fren - The British destroy Plattsburg's barracks, and fire at Burlington, but avoid the reply.
• September 10 - The Battle of Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie is an American victory.
• October 5 - The Battle of Moraviantown, also knowsn as the Battle of the Thames, is an American victory. British supporter and Shawnee Indian Chief Tecumseh is killed.
• October 25 - The Battle of Chateauguay, with mostly French-Canadian soldiers is a Canadian victory over larger American troops.
• October 26 - General Hampton, commanding 7,000 U.S. troops, ignorant of Col. Charles de Salaberry's experience, and expecting French desertions, divides his force. Part lose their way; the rest spend their strength in a maze of obstructions. De Salaberry gains the thanks of the commander-in-chief and of both Houses, and decoration by then Prince Regent George IV .
• November 11 - The Battle of Crysler's Farm, with English-Canadian soldiers, is a Canadian victory over larger American troops.
• December 19 - Col. Murray takes Fort Niagara.
• 198 vessels, of 46,514 tons, clear Quebec.