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Invading Canada<\/h2>\n
\n

\tA series of American invasions of Canada led to the collapse of a Native American coalition, but not to the conquest of a British colony.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\"Col.<\/a>

Fighting Battles<\/p>

Col. Johnsons mounted men charging a party of British artillerists and Indians, at the battle fought near Moravian Town October 2nd 1813<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Engraving by Ralf Rawdon\r\nAnne S.K. Brown Military Collection,\r\nBrown University, Providence, Rhode Island<\/pre><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\n\"New<\/a>
New York State Militia Coat<\/p>
New York State Militia Coat<\/strong><\/p>
CWM 19780515-022<\/pre><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Naval Triumphs<\/h2>\n
\nRepeated victories over the Royal Navy created a proud American naval tradition.<\/p>\n
\n
\n\"Engagement<\/a>
USS Constitution<\/em><\/p>
Engagement between the U.S. Frigate<\/em> Constitution and H.M.S.<\/em> Guerriere<\/strong><\/p>
Painted by Carlton Chapman in 1895\r\nCourtesy of the New-York Historical Society, New York, New York<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"A<\/a>
A Symbol of Victory <\/p>
A Symbol of Victory Wood Carving<\/strong><\/p>
United States Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\"Battle<\/a>
Battle of Lake Erie<\/p>
Medallion<\/strong><\/p>
Tilston Memorial Collection of Canadian Military Medals \r\nCWM 19760209-002<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
America Besieged<\/h2>\n
\nAmericans experienced the war at home as a country and people under British blockade and attack.<\/p>\n
\n
\n\"A<\/a>
A Piece of the White House<\/p>
A Piece of the White House<\/strong><\/p>
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"A<\/a>
The Bombardment of Fort McHenry<\/p>
A View of the Bombardment of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the British Fleet \u2026 on the Morning of the 13th Sept. 1814<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Print by John Bower, 1814\r\nAnne S.\u00a0K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library, Providence, Rhode Island<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
American Victory<\/h2>\n
\n
American forces won the last battle of the War of 1812 at New Orleans, Louisiana, in January 1815.<\/p>\n
\n
\n\"Battle<\/a>
Final Victory<\/p>
Battle of New Orleans<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Painted by Jean-Hyacinthe Laclotte in 1815\r\nNew Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"Baker<\/a>
Baker Rifle, Pattern 1805<\/p>
Baker Rifle, Pattern 1805<\/strong><\/p>
CWM 20010254-003<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Invading Canada A series of American invasions of Canada led to the collapse of a Native American coalition, but not to the conquest of a British colony. Naval Triumphs Repeated victories over the Royal Navy created a proud American naval tradition. America Besieged Americans experienced the war at home as a country and people under […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":149,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2140,"href":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261\/revisions\/2140"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}