• The Raid on Port Dover was an episode during the War of 1812. American troops crossed Lake Erie to capture or destroy stocks of grain and destroy mills...
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    related to Port Dover, Ontario. Port Dover is an unincorporated community and former town located in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, on the north shore...
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  • was involved in a number of raids against settlements in Upper Canada. Markle accompanied the American Raid on Port Dover, in which the village was burned...
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  • became a company commander. In May, Markle accompanied the American Raid on Port Dover, in which the village was burned down. Markle witnessed the destruction...
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    way to close the ports became urgent and the Admiralty became more willing to consider a raid. An attempt to raid Zeebrugge was made on 2 April 1918 but...
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    1814 Raid on Port Dover 1814 Capture of Fort Erie 1814 Battle of Chippawa 1814 Battle of Lundy's Lane 1814 Siege of Fort Erie 1814 Engagements on Lake...
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  • Mississineway Indians. On April 9, 1814, he was promoted colonel and transferred to the 11th infantry. After the Raid on Port Dover, British Major General...
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  • where the end goal is to capture territory and advance. Raids are a quick attack, relying heavily on the element of surprise to achieve their objective. After...
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    1814 Raid on Port Dover 1814 Capture of Fort Erie 1814 Battle of Chippawa 1814 Battle of Lundy's Lane 1814 Siege of Fort Erie 1814 Engagements on Lake...
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    under Col. John Campbell in May 1814, the most notable being the Raid on Port Dover to draw United States forces away from the Canadian border. In 1828...
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  • only one killed and six wounded. Raid on Port Dover, Upper Canada (May 14–15, 1814): An American raid on settlements on the north shore of Lake Erie where...
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    troops under Col. John Campbell in May, the most notable being the Raid on Port Dover. On June 2, Sir George Prévost, Governor General of British North America...
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    Fort Ontario at Oswego, New York. May 14–16 – War of 1812 – American Raid on Port Dover and destruction of property. May 16 – William Brown, Irish-born rebel...
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    Lieutenant General Prevost had urged Vice Admiral Cochrane to avenge the raid on Port Dover on the north shore of Lake Erie earlier in the year, in which the undefended...
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    named Commander-in-Chief, Dover, on 24 August 1939. His duties included overseeing the defence against possible destroyer raids, the protection of cross-Channel...
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    forces under Colonel John Campbell in May, the most notable being the Raid on Port Dover. Prévost argued that, ... in consequence of the late disgraceful conduct...
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    Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key...
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    under Col. John Campbell in May 1814, the most notable being the Raid on Port Dover) to draw United States forces away from the Canadian border. In 1828...
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    Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was an unsuccessful Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France...
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    Battle of Crysler's Farm; the Second Battle of Lacolle Mills; the Raid on Port Dover, the Capture of Fort Erie, the Battle of Chippawa, where Colonel John...
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    Certain south-east ports were granted the local profits of justice in return for providing ships. The ship service of Romney, Dover and Sandwich (but not...
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    began on April 27, 1813, and that included the burning of the British colonial government buildings. Other US attacks included the Raid on Port Dover from...
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    to Dover began in 1846, with Ostend being the hub for the Regie voor Maritiem Transport until 1997. Again at the end of the 19th century the port was...
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    forces while in Upper Canada, including the burning of York and the raid on Port Dover later influenced the actions of British commanders in other theatres...
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    The Raid on the Medway, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in June 1667, was a successful attack conducted by the Dutch navy on English warships laid up...
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    the Delhi–Woodstock Road. This 41.0-kilometre (25.5 mi) road was designated on August 25. The route remained unchanged until the early 1960s, when several...
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    1st U. S. Infantry on April 28, 1826. He was appointed Surveyor of the Port of Boston in 1829 and resigned his Army commission on April 23, 1830. McNeil...
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    The Second Battle of Dover Strait was a naval battle of the First World War, fought in the Dover Strait in April 1917 and should not be confused with...
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  • invaders on this part of the English coast. In more modern times the emphasis has tended to be on the growth of Dover as a commercial port, both for...
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    under Col. John Campbell in May 1814, the most notable being the Raid on Port Dover) to draw United States forces away from the Canadian border. With...
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