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First walks across frozen Lake Erie may have been for reconnaissance during War of 1812
The first walk across Lake Erie from Erie to Canada was reported to be in 1912, when a 19-year-old North East man crossed the frozen lake. "It had never been done before," the Erie Times-News said ...
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The War of 1812’s Forgotten Battle Cry
It’s 19 degrees with a brisk wind blowing off Lake Erie as the men of Lacroix ... Indeed, the U.S. war plan began with a land invasion—of Canada. By occupying land north of the border, Hawks ...
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When the U.S. invaded Canada
The Americans launched a three-pronged invasion—across the Detroit River and the Niagara River, and at Lake Champlain ... of the war was widely commemorated in Canada through museum exhibits ...
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First walks across frozen Lake Erie may have been for reconnaissance during War of 1812
Daniel Dobbins and Jesse Elliott, key figures in the War of 1812, apparently crossed the frozen lake in the winter of 1813-14. The first walk across Lake Erie from Erie to Canada was reported to ...