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Events

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 5 - The Battle of Stoney Creek is a Canadian victory.
June 23 or June 24 - Battle of Beaver Dams is a Canadian victory, in part due to Laura Secord's famous 32 km. walk to warn Lieutenant James Fitzgibbon, who had already been warned by Indians.
July 30 - 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 numbers of 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.