Raid on Port Dover

Wann

14. Mai 1814 – 16. Mai 1814

Art

Militäroperation

Koordinaten

42.80° N, 80.22° W

Description

crucial battle in the War of 1812

1814 American raid during the War of 1812

The Raid on Port Dover was an episode during the War of 1812. American troops crossed Lake Erie to capture or destroy stocks of grain and destroy mills at Port Dover in Upper Canada, which were used to provide flour for British troops stationed on the Niagara Peninsula. At the instigation of Lieutenant Colonel John B.

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