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The War of 1812 on the Niagara River	6	18 Dec 2024 2:49 p.m. PST
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Bad Roads and Poor Rations: A Review	5	24 Oct 2024 1:01 p.m. PST
Bad Roads and Poor Rations: ...Wargaming the War of 1812.	11	24 Oct 2024 12:56 p.m. PST
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Fort Seneca and the War of 1812	3	09 Oct 2024 2:59 p.m. PST
War of 1812 Useful Downloadable Material link	2	06 Sep 2024 4:19 a.m. PST
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The War of 1812 in the Age of Napoleon Synopsis	9	02 Jul 2024 8:15 a.m. PST
Light Infantry in the 1814 Niagara Campaign	8	17 Jun 2024 3:22 p.m. PST
Primary Source: Congress Debates Going to War, 1811	1	08 Jun 2024 3:59 p.m. PST
Wargaming the War of 1812.	10	26 May 2024 8:30 a.m. PST
Uniforms of the Royal Marine Artillery	2	22 May 2024 1:29 p.m. PST
Uniforms of Porter’s Brigade Niagara 1814	5	13 May 2024 4:41 a.m. PST
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Books on the War of 1812 by Richard Feltoe	5	09 May 2024 1:12 p.m. PST
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The Gulf Theater, 1813-1815	5	22 Feb 2024 9:03 p.m. PST
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Hell Comes To Horseshoe Bend	5	22 Feb 2024 8:45 p.m. PST
Equipment in the War of 1812	6	22 Feb 2024 8:31 p.m. PST
Artillery Across Three Wars	1	15 Feb 2024 4:13 p.m. PST
If Only Mr. Madison Had Waited	1	30 Nov 2023 7:59 p.m. PST
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Showdown on Lake Erie: An Eyewitness Recalls' ...	12	01 Nov 2023 7:25 a.m. PST
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John Bull - Battle of the Raisin River 1813	3	08 Oct 2023 2:22 p.m. PST
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War Visits the Chesapeake	6	27 Aug 2023 3:59 p.m. PST
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Battle of Queenston Heights 13 October 1812	10	02 Aug 2023 1:36 p.m. PST
Victory on the Niagara	3	01 Aug 2023 5:19 p.m. PST
The Story of the Battle of New Orleans.	7	21 Jul 2023 3:37 a.m. PST
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War of 1812 Facts	10	17 Mar 2022 12:16 p.m. PST
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