From it, in the War of 1812, British and Canadian troops sallied out to capture Ogdensburg, and in the invasion of 1838 to repel the Americans under Von Schoultz. |
By the time the War of 1812 cut off the shipment of nailrod, the nailery had ceased to be a profitmaking operation. |
Then came the War of 1812, and the darkest days for the promoter of astoria. |
However, en route to Washington to offer his services in the War of 1812, he caught a cold that proved fatal. |
During the War of 1812 he helped secure the Choctaws for the American cause, and a contingent of that tribe assisted Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. |
The end of the War of 1812 with Britain inaugurated decades of peaceful economic growth, with new roads and canals opening the eastern seaboard to easier and speedier travel. |