Posted on Jun 18, 2024

This Day in History: The War of 1812, the “forgotten” war

MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

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This Day in History: The War of 1812, the “forgotten” war

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Canada 1812 Forged in Fire - Charles de Salaberry (2/6)

"Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry was born in Beauport, Quebec to a family with a long history as military officers -- first for the French, then for ...

https://youtu.be/il_cuX-qodo?si=D_evTG3U0X66HWma

This is a canadian perspective on a small battle in the war of 1812.
You can watch different episodes on youtube. Both sides claim they won.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC Eugene Chu
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col Charlie Brown Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen CPT Jack Durish LTC Stephen F. CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025 1SG Russell Scott 1SG Patrick Burke SFC Dr. Jesus Garcia-Arce, Psy.D SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC John Davis LTC Trent Klug CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD Col (Join to see) 1st Lt Padre Dave Poedel CPT (Join to see)
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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One must remember that Canada is where the British loyalists fled to after losing the Revolutionary War.

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LTC Stephen Conway

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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen No question about that. Is the french help the colonies win. In this case a french canadian Infantry officer with a much smaller His horse defeated a much larger Force using unorthodox light Infantry Hit and run tactics.

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