War of 1812 Battlefield site

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Sackets Harbor was the center of U.S. naval and military activity for the St. Lawrence Valley and Lake Ontario. Thousands of soldiers and sailors were quartered here for a planned invasion of Canada. On May 29, 1813, while most of this force was attacking Fort George, a British-Canadian force attacked Sackets Harbor with a naval bombardment in hopes of destroying the shipyard. The U.S. military stores were destroyed by the bombardment but the U.S. defenders prevented the British/Canadian force from landing.
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Coordinates:   43°56'49"N   76°8'12"W
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