Siege
of Fort Erie Re-enactment
Every
August on the 2nd weekend, the bloody Siege of Fort Erie is re-lived over a two
day period. Experience pyrotechnics, day and night battle scenes and demonstrations.
Regiments
and Battles of the War of 1812
Locations, participants, links to further
information. Niagara
Campaigns
Overview and details about battles at Fort George, LundyÕs Lane,
Queenston, Chippawa Fort Erie and CookÕs Mills. Government
of Ontario Archives
Details and links to battles, places and people from
the Niagara Frontier. Lake
Ontario area settlements and battles
Settlements around Lake Ontario around
1812, history and battles of the War, navy history and life. General
Brock
Information about General Brock, the Battle of Queenston Heights
and other War of 1812 events. Battles
of the War of 1812
Maps and overviews of the major battles. War
of 1812
Numerous articles, quality book reviews and offers, extensive links,
and a large collection of War of 1812 images. Battlefield
House Museum and Park
See the re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek. Niagara
Campaign of 1814
LundyÕs Lane, Fort Erie, Chippawa, and the Iroquois in
1814. LundyÕs
Lane Historical Museum
The MuseumÕs houses a variety of artifacts relating
to all aspects of the founding and development of the City of Niagara Falls. The
collection includes War of 1812 artifacts, historic prints of Niagara Falls, and
a world class collection of Niagara Falls souvenir china and postcards. Niagara
Parks Heritage Trail
Visit several sites with ties to the War of 1812. Lincoln
and Welland Regiment Lincoln
and Welland Regimental Museum
Located in ButlerÕs Barracks in historic
Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Museum includes uniforms and equipment used by the Regiment
in various periods, plus stories of soldiers from the War of 1812 to the present. Friends
of Fort George
Tour the restored Fort where Canadian forces fought invading
American armies. Collections
Canada War of 1812
References, document collections and descriptions. Friends
of the LundyÕs Lane Battlefield
The Battle of Lundy's Lane, the bloodiest
ever fought on Canadian soil, is one of the most important events in the history
of Canada. Here, the American invasion was finally brought to a halt. Pensions
to Militiamen of the War of 1812 Paid in 1884
Includes local veterans. Battle
of Beaverdams
A short outline of the battle. Stamps
commemorating the War of 1812 Role
of Great Lakes ships in the War of 1812
Includes references to Niagara Powerpoint
presentation about the War of 1812 Laura
Secord narrative
Narrative and historical sketches. Highlights
of the War of 1812
The conquest of Canada appeared deceptively easy. Great
Britain was fighting for life and liberty in Europe against Napoleon. Since the
British colony could not defend herself, the time seemed ripe for its seizure... Battle
of Queenston Heights
General descriptions, old sketches and maps. Historic
map of the Niagara Frontier Historic
map of the Battle of LundyÕs Lane Historic
map of the Battle of Chippawa Historic
map of the siege and defence of Fort Erie Historic
map of plan of operations at the mouth of the Niagara River http://www.generalbrock.com/ ONTARIO
ARCHIVES
The
War of 1812. The Ontario
government's online archives features an
amazing look at the War of 1812.
FORTS
- OFFICIAL SITES/FRIENDS OF FORTS
The
Friends of Fort York
Great site featuring information about
Toronto's Fort York including
information on how to become a "Friend of
Fort York."
The
Friends of Fort George
Interesting website about Fort George and
the non-profit group that was
formed in 1987. Well worth a visit.
WAR
OF 1812 HOBBY SITES
Fort
Erie and the War of 1812:
Historic Fort Erie. Fort Erie, Ont.
RE-ENACTOR UNITS
Lincoln
Militia: First regiment,
Lincoln Militia, in St. Catharines, Ont.
Royal
Scots - Upper Thames Military Re-enactment Society: The
Upper Thames Military Reenactment Society portrays the First Regiment
of Foot (Royal Scots) Light Company in the War of 1812
The
41st Regiment of Foot:
A military living history
group with units in the Windsor, Kitchener-Waterloo
and
Niagara regions.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Brock
University: Special
Collections and Archives, in the James A.
Gibson Library at Brock University
OTHER
BROCK PAGES
Grand
River Branch - United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada:
Information on Brock's Monument at Queenston Heights
OTHER HISTORICAL
SITES
Historic
Lewiston: Great website
on the historic town of Lewiston, N.Y.,
where the attack on Queenston
Heights was launched.
Buffalo
History: Historic places,
preservation, roots from the American
past in Buffalo and Western New
York Library
of Congress Guide to the War of 1812 POTSI:
American War of 1812. William
C. Cook War of 1812 in the South Collection Partial
list of Bermudian-built Royal Naval vessels. From The Andrew and the Onions,
by Lt. Cmdr. I. Strannack. American
Military History - The War of 1812 The
War of 1812 Website President
Madison's 1812 War Message, with lesson plans and numerous primary documents from
US and Britain regarding the causes of the war Treaty
of Ghent and related resources on the War of 1812 at the Library of Congress Galafilm's
War of 1812 website Key
Events of the War of 1812 War
of 1812 from the James Madison Center of the James Madison University militaryheritage.com
Large collection of articles Historycentral.com
War of 1812 Origins
of the Militia Myth War
of 1812 Ñ online exhibit at the Archives of Ontario The
journal of Major John Norton (Toronto: Champlain Society, 1970) The
War of 1812 Niagara Region New
York State Military Museum:Black
Americans in the US Military from the American Revolution to the Korean War: The
War of 1812 The
War of 1812 Battle
of Plattsburgh & War of 1812 American
Privateers in The War Of 1812
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