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Battle of Maguaga (Mongaugon)

Four days after the battle of Brownstown an American detachment of 600 men attempted to reach a stalled supply train and bring it to Detroit. These troops were met by about 200 British and Canadian troops and Indian warriors. Although the combined British forces were beaten back, the U.S. troops under Colonel James Miller turned back. The markeris on the east side of Jefferson Avenue in Trenton’s Elizabeth Park.

http://www.detroit1701.org/Battle%20of%20Mongaugon.html

Fort Malden

Fort Amherstburg was the main British base on Lake Erie and protected the Amherstburg Navy Yard. It was from here that General Isaac Brock began his counterattack against American forces at Detroit. When the British retreated from the area following the capture of their fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie, they burned the fort to make sure it would not be used by the Americans. A smaller fort, named Fort Malden, replaced it after the war. The fort is located at Laird Street in Amherstburg. Take Ontario 20 south from Windsor and follow the Parks Canada Beaver logo signs.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/malden/index.aspx

Fort Meigs State Memorial Park

Built in February 1813 on orders of General William Henry Harrison, Fort Meigs withstood two unsuccessful sieges by British-led forces. Later Harrison had it dismantled and replaced by a small stockade to protect the Maumee rapids. Today’s Fort Meigs Memorial Park offers an engaging museum and tours of the reconstructed fort. Follow Ohio 65 to Fort Meigs Road in Perrysburg just outside Toledo.

http://www.fortmeigs.org/

Mississinewa Battlefield

Mississinewa was the site of an American surprise attack on a gathering of Indian tribes in the winter of 1812. The Indians then retaliated with a deadly assault of their own forcing the Americans to retreat. The battlefield is located about 7 miles northwest of Marion; take Indiana 17 to County 600N near County 360W. The Mississinewa Battlefield Society  (402 S. Washington Street) in Marion can provide much useful information.

http://www.mississinewa1812.com/info.htm

Mississinewa Battlefield Society 

Mississinewa Battlefield 

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