"Favorite War of 1812 Battle?" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	12 Mar 2019 4:13 p.m. PST
Which historical land battle from this war is your favorite?
Schlesien	12 Mar 2019 4:31 p.m. PST
Battle of Crysler's Farm
ColCampbell	12 Mar 2019 4:54 p.m. PST
Battle of New Orleans. Jim
Dances with Clydesdales	12 Mar 2019 4:55 p.m. PST
River Raisin
Musketballs	12 Mar 2019 5:01 p.m. PST
Stoney Creek 1813
robert piepenbrink	12 Mar 2019 5:05 p.m. PST
Lundy's Lane.
von Schwartz	12 Mar 2019 5:08 p.m. PST
Battle of New Orleans
epturner	12 Mar 2019 5:20 p.m. PST
Queenston Heights and Crysler's Farm Eric
Old Contemptibles	12 Mar 2019 5:40 p.m. PST
Battle of Chippewa
Extrabio1947	12 Mar 2019 5:45 p.m. PST
New Orleans
Duncan Adams	12 Mar 2019 6:18 p.m. PST
North Point
Glengarry5	12 Mar 2019 6:30 p.m. PST
Lundy's Lane
Jakar Nilson	12 Mar 2019 6:40 p.m. PST
Siege of Detroit
UpperCanada	12 Mar 2019 6:49 p.m. PST
Lundy's Lane, & Crysler's Farm
Corporal Fagen	12 Mar 2019 7:00 p.m. PST
Thames, Bladensburg
Normal Guy	12 Mar 2019 7:04 p.m. PST
New Orleans
Shagnasty	12 Mar 2019 7:20 p.m. PST
New Orleans
377CSG	12 Mar 2019 10:54 p.m. PST
Lundy's Lane and New Orleans
Buckeye AKA Darryl	13 Mar 2019 2:49 a.m. PST
Tippecanoe, the one that started the whole shebang!
ZULUPAUL	13 Mar 2019 2:54 a.m. PST
New Orleans
23rdFusilier	13 Mar 2019 2:55 a.m. PST
Chippewa and Lundy's Lane's
Garde de Paris	13 Mar 2019 6:30 a.m. PST
New Orleans. You can use a battalion of Napoleon's old guard Grenadiers on the US side as New Orleans militia! GdeP
Son of MOOG	13 Mar 2019 6:31 a.m. PST
Tie between Crysler's Farm and Sackett's Harbor. Also love Chippewa, Lundy's Lane and Queenston Heights.
Vigilant	13 Mar 2019 6:44 a.m. PST
Washington DC
22ndFoot	13 Mar 2019 7:46 a.m. PST
Queenston Heights, Chateauguay, Crysler's Farm, Bladensburg and the Burning of Washington.
21eRegt	13 Mar 2019 8:02 a.m. PST
Lake Erie Lundy's Lane Constitution vs. Guerriere
IronDuke596	13 Mar 2019 9:46 a.m. PST
Chippewa and Lundy's lane; both American and British/Canadian armies were equals, which makes for a hard fought war game.
Razor78	13 Mar 2019 10:02 a.m. PST
Sacketts Harbor…amphibious landing stuff
Brechtel198	13 Mar 2019 12:31 p.m. PST
All three actions on the Niagara frontier in 1814-Chippawa, Lundy's Lane and Fort Erie.
ACWBill	13 Mar 2019 12:36 p.m. PST
I agree with many, Chippewa and Lundy's Lane.
Legion 4	13 Mar 2019 2:49 p.m. PST
Battle of New Orleans …
michaelsbagley	13 Mar 2019 3:48 p.m. PST
Battle of Frenchtown, with Bladensburg and/or Battle of the Thames as close seconds
warwell	14 Mar 2019 2:16 a.m. PST
YouTube link
Brechtel198	14 Mar 2019 3:26 a.m. PST
Another interesting fight was the American delaying action at North Point in 1814.
Vincent	14 Mar 2019 9:38 a.m. PST
Chippewa and Lundy's Lane
skedaddle	14 Mar 2019 10:47 a.m. PST
Lundy's Lane
Dye4minis	14 Mar 2019 6:42 p.m. PST
Harve de Grace, MD. if referring to the US-British War; Borodino if talking Napoleonic Wars.
Saginaw	14 Mar 2019 9:16 p.m. PST
Land battle, I'd say the Battle of New Orleans. It was the closet War of 1812 battle to Texas, which was then a part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España). At that time, the colony was fighting for independence from Spain and, in 1821, would gain its freedom and become the nation of Mexico. Naval battle, the USS Constitution vs. the HMS Guerriere, and the beginning of a legend.
Phrodon	20 Mar 2019 12:50 p.m. PST
Queenston Heights and Lundy's Lane
WarpSpeed	31 Mar 2019 5:06 p.m. PST
Stoney Creek.
Frank the Arkie	06 Apr 2019 6:49 p.m. PST
Jackson's attack on Pensacola, November 1814. Spanish Louisiana regiment, local militia, Indians, British marines, and British sailors vs. American regulars and militia (including Mississippi dragoons). One of these days I'll game this campaign.
DaleWill	09 Apr 2019 9:10 a.m. PST
Sackett's Harbor. Mainly because I grew up in the area.
138SquadronRAF	24 May 2019 1:36 p.m. PST
Borodino, 1st Platosk, Saltanovka is always fun to wargame
huevans011	25 May 2019 2:54 p.m. PST
They are all pretty frustrating from a technical perfectionist's point of view because the guys in Europe were more experienced and competent. There is a screaming bad mistake by one side – if not both – in each of the large battles in Canada in 1813 and 1814. Almost no skirmisher screening for instance in most of the battles. In terms of personalities, it's hard not to like De Salaberry at Chateauguay in 1813. In terms of result (for a Canadian anyway), it's hard not to like Chrysler's Farm.
Rudysnelson	02 Jun 2019 7:49 p.m. PST
I would have to select from one of the four battles that the American lost in Alabama. Two by the Ga/Carolina force , Acroose and Calabee Creek . And two by Tenn, Eumafau and Entichoppo Creek sp.
BW1959	03 Jun 2019 5:16 p.m. PST
Siege of Fort Meigs Battle of the Thames