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On June 5, 1813, the Americans arrived in Stoney Creek. Billy Green was a 19 year old boy that warned the British of their arrival. The British then followed through on a night attack and won the battle.
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The Battle of Lundy's Lane is also known as the Battle of Niagara Falls. This is known as one of the bloodiest battles in history and on Canadian soil. During the 12- hour battle, the Americans were trying to capture British land. It is not clear which side won the battle, but the British had 878 soldiers standing after the battle vs 853 standing for the Americans.
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The treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814 signalling the end of the war.
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Even though the treaty had been signed two weeks ago in 1814, the Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815.
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Napoleon dies on Saint Helena, Napoleon Bonaparte dies on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. He was kept there from October 1815 until May 5th 1821. At Longwood House he had written prose and dictated his last will and testament.
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Dr. John McLoughlin, director of the Hudson's Bay Company, builds the first lumber mill in the Pacific northwest at Fort Vancouver, intending to sell lumber in California.
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Some reasons why this war was triggered was because only merchants or people who owned land could vote whilst people such as farmers and lower class citizens could not. William Lyon Mackenzie and Louis-Joseph Papineau led these rebellions.
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This battle ended because the government did not want the country to split into two halves- they wanted one entire country.
