Niagara 1814: The Final Invasion

THE WAR OF 1812 (OR THE AMERICAN WAR AS IT IS KNOWN IN BRITAIN) HAS THE STRANGE DISTINCTION OF BEING A WAR LARGELY FORGOTTEN BY BOTH OF ITS MAIN PARTICIPANTS. BY 1814, WITH WAR COMING TO A CLOSE IN EUROPE, THE AMERICANS DECIDED TO LAUNCH ONE LAST, MAJOR LAND OFFENSIVE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SEIZE CANADA. THIS FINAL NIAGARA CAMPAIGN SAW A NUMBER OF PITCHED BATTLES INCLUDING CHIPPAWA, LUNDY`S LANE, AND COOK`S MILL, WHERE THE AMERICAN BLUECOATS MATCHED THE BRITISH SHOT FOR SHOT, ENSURING THE SURVIVAL OF CANADA AS AN INDEPENDENT STATE.