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1653:Lake Borgne
1607:Great Lakes
1290:Beaver Dams
1262:Chateauguay
1201:Sinquefield
1191:Fort Bowyer
1166:Holy Ground
1161:Canoe Fight
1133:Mississippi
895:Plattsburgh
839:North Point
829:Bladensburg
796:New Orleans
697:War of 1812
556:Blue Jacket
455:Chickamauga
368:War of 1812
29:War of 1812
1848:Categories
1821:83°11′57″W
1818:42°05′40″N
1734:definition
1701:See also:
1686:Valparaiso
1645:Gulf Coast
1625:Lake Huron
1578:Macedonian
1500:Chesapeake
1365:Port Dover
1151:Burnt Corn
1103:Frenchtown
1098:Brownstown
1065:Tippecanoe
989:Alexandria
946:Stephenson
905:Black Rock
890:Ogdensburg
801:St. Philip
760:Washington
576:References
511:war chief
447:Potawatomi
401:Background
380:Tecumseh's
346:Lake Huron
294:Fort Meigs
279:Frenchtown
257:Fort Wayne
222:Brownstown
200:Tippecanoe
145:70 missing
143:12 wounded
1745:textbooks
1707:Creek War
1681:Nuku Hiva
1615:Lake Erie
1597:La Guaira
1566:Guerriere
1508:President
1411:Pensacola
1370:Gananoque
1320:Longwoods
1224:Sink Hole
1176:Talladega
844:Baltimore
788:Louisiana
532:Aftermath
521:Roundhead
415:Wyandotte
326:Longwoods
304:Lake Erie
141:18 killed
1874:Tecumseh
1721:Category
1554:Reindeer
1484:Dominica
1460:Epervier
1375:2nd Erie
1355:1st Erie
1295:Chippawa
1211:Missouri
1146:Autossee
1123:Mackinac
1090:Michigan
1075:Harrison
1032:Dearborn
1024:Illinois
966:Virginia
928:Ocracoke
872:New York
811:Maryland
734:Delaware
659:Michigan
513:Tecumseh
485:Canadian
459:Sandusky
431:Kickapoo
423:Delaware
138:1 killed
120:Strength
108:Tecumseh
51:Location
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1564:vs HMS
1546:Peacock
1523:vs HMS
1476:Penguin
1403:Florida
1118:Detroit
1113:Maguaga
1052:Indiana
900:Niagara
885:Buffalo
862:Hampden
770:Georgia
525:militia
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509:Shawnee
427:Shawnee
407:British
387:Wyandot
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1468:Frolic
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495:Battle
451:Mohawk
443:Ojibwe
439:Ottawa
409:, the
309:Thames
112:Major
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63:Result
1778:media
1539:Fayal
1492:Argus
1452:Cyane
1444:Boxer
1141:Bashi
1080:Wayne
956:Meigs
951:Copus
854:Maine
778:Peter
742:Lewes
470:Major
419:Miami
411:Mingo
1572:USS
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1552:HMS
1544:HMS
1533:Avon
1531:HMS
1525:Java
1519:USS
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1482:HMS
1474:HMS
1466:HMS
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