Summary
Most Americans know little about the War of 1812, which took place in our own backyard almost two centuries ago.
It was a tiny war by world standards, but the events that occurred along the Niagara River from 1812 to 1815 -- pitting Americans against British troops, Canadian colonists and Native warriors -- forged the destiny of a continent.See the full content of this document
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Raged in Our Own Backyard
"The War of 1812," a two-hour PBS documentary created by WNED-TV Buffalo/Toronto, explores the battles, reveals some blunders and describes the human toll taken by the war.
"There's humanity behind the fight," said Rick Hill, an authority on tribal history who appears in the documentary. "Can you imagine being a family in Buffalo or Lewiston or Niagara-on-the-Lake and getting your whole farmstead burnt to the ...See the full content of this document
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