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NORTH AMERICA 1812-15

“PRESIDENT MADISON AND HIS ADMINISTRATION FLEE WHILE THE BRITISH TORCH THE WHITE HOUSE, CAPITOL BUILDING, THE US TREASURY, NAVY YARD AND OTHER STRUCTURES”

1 SIEGE OF DETROIT

15-16 AUGUST 1812 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA

Detroit is one of a series of defeats that stops the first American invasion of Canada during the war. Major General Sir Isaac

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