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In December of 1811,Various speeches both for and against Declaration of war against England occurred. The War as previously discussed ,was due to two widely different developments, one being violations by Great Britain of American maritime rights, which we touched on in previous blogs, and the other a long series of depredations by Indians against [...]
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The War Begins!
It begins with an attack on Canada, not only in hopes of gaining land, but also to cut off British supplies being sent to Tecumseh’s Indian confederation. Tecumseh’s Indain confederation had been a thorn in our side for sometime so if they could stop the British from supplying them, we could gain ground [...]
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Because the 1812 Battlefield in Monroe County is now a Nationally recognized Battlefield, it is important for all of us to understand what caused the War of 1812, what Monroe Counties roll in the fight was and what the outcome was. I am going to first take us through the causes of the war.
The immediate causes of [...]
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