Description
After eighteen months of fighting, the USA was once no closer to achieving its war aims than when Congress declared war in June 1812. With Napoleon defeated, the British turned their well experienced soldiers and large and highly effective naval forces toward North The us. It was once the British intention to punish the upstart United States and in all probability to increase the border of British North The us southward. The campaign along the U.S.-Canadian border began with the British raid on Oswego, New York. The beef of this booklet, on the other hand, is the mighty clash along the Niagara River – Chippewa, Lundy’s Lane, and the siege of Fort Erie. The decisive Battle of Plattsburgh in September ended in a fantastic victory for American forces and ensured that the British could not claim territory along the border with Lower Canada. This short (58 page) study covers the key military events of the war with clarity.