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1749:source texts
1653:James Island
1612:Lake Ontario
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1322:Stoney Creek
1307:Lundy's Lane
1282:Cook's Mills
1264:Upper Canada
1236:Lower Canada
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1042:Mississinewa
956:Rappahannock
806:St. Michaels
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26:Part of the
1635:Lake Borgne
1589:Great Lakes
1272:Beaver Dams
1244:Chateauguay
1183:Sinquefield
1173:Fort Bowyer
1148:Holy Ground
1143:Canoe Fight
1115:Mississippi
877:Plattsburgh
821:North Point
811:Bladensburg
778:New Orleans
679:War of 1812
391:during the
275:Holy Ground
265:Canoe Fight
90: /
1786:Categories
1716:definition
1683:See also:
1668:Valparaiso
1627:Gulf Coast
1607:Lake Huron
1560:Macedonian
1482:Chesapeake
1347:Port Dover
1133:Burnt Corn
1085:Frenchtown
1080:Brownstown
1047:Tippecanoe
971:Alexandria
928:Stephenson
887:Black Rock
872:Ogdensburg
783:St. Philip
742:Washington
636:2009-12-23
611:2009-12-23
529:2009-12-23
499:25 October
468:References
437:Pushmataha
423:, General
352:Designated
240:Burnt Corn
158:Pushmataha
106:Indecisive
78:86°41′33″W
75:32°21′12″N
1727:textbooks
1689:Creek War
1663:Nuku Hiva
1597:Lake Erie
1579:La Guaira
1548:Guerriere
1490:President
1393:Pensacola
1352:Gananoque
1302:Longwoods
1206:Sink Hole
1158:Talladega
826:Baltimore
770:Louisiana
393:Creek War
386:Red Stick
260:Talladega
245:Fort Mims
223:Creek War
121:Red Stick
28:Creek War
1703:Category
1536:Reindeer
1466:Dominica
1442:Epervier
1357:2nd Erie
1337:1st Erie
1277:Chippawa
1193:Missouri
1128:Autossee
1105:Mackinac
1072:Michigan
1057:Harrison
1014:Dearborn
1006:Illinois
948:Virginia
910:Ocracoke
854:New York
793:Maryland
716:Delaware
384:and the
321:Location
270:Autossee
185:1 killed
164:Strength
61:Location
1558:vs HMS
1546:vs HMS
1528:Peacock
1505:vs HMS
1458:Penguin
1385:Florida
1100:Detroit
1095:Maguaga
1034:Indiana
882:Niagara
867:Buffalo
844:Hampden
752:Georgia
433:Choctaw
411:History
382:militia
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1602:Oswego
1450:Frolic
1327:Thames
1292:George
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172:~1,000
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103:Result
1760:media
1521:Fayal
1474:Argus
1434:Cyane
1426:Boxer
1123:Bashi
1062:Wayne
938:Meigs
933:Copus
836:Maine
760:Peter
724:Lewes
373:, or
124:Creek
1554:USS
1542:USS
1534:HMS
1526:HMS
1515:Avon
1513:HMS
1507:Java
1501:USS
1488:USS
1480:USS
1472:USS
1464:HMS
1456:HMS
1448:HMS
1440:HMS
1432:HMS
1424:HMS
1332:York
1178:Mims
920:Ohio
577:ISBN
501:2012
369:The
281:1814
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