New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1918, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN .Y HERALD, ATURDAY, JULY "YOUNG IN YEARS, BUT OL IN EXPERIENCE IS U. S. James Shepard of Lake Street Compiles Comprehensive Resume of the Martial Active From 1565 to 1865—Connecticut Doe: brief but ~omprehen of the various wars and uprisings in which the of 211 Lak war especial n wars, the 1812 a wing piled by Our Partie United its with mor rpiled M War Re mericans, ays through the civil war has been writte; street from reference the Revolutiona d th th o ey States te nen ot v rt Carolina John's river the Spanisy on Gov al colonists Florida, Menar september Dom adven 17 olonists vo athe aughtered the Spania LWhich the French bundred Qeve town. Va dian 1que iqu r m with de sail Spar the March The Fequot from demand the Block caunt Guot other than perating destroying igwams smashing to Bost 14, 16 tenant fort a: with 10 the Ind his men {he next returned surroundec boasted n and from % their and to that Aecided End Boston, of t and 1 th arri 1 diner rook men and They killed inded one, The S0 fort w the by th ¢ d car ainst 3] Flymouth Capta ptain about Pequot for vhite men eort guard n snnectic 10 Anst o and the tain Mageachy ett Tndians #30 of these were men f tw seption tte tward in ans, som whom em em ruilford he clace Head The place Pequnt illed he een oeality of J va and the troops otts sent for slaves Ki fians June Neck acked ahahi July inder ( 13 burned fle tside tter finding they informati ithin this r Une 00 on t kill th h 1 T Pec 1zhton ette cary Soon and Connecticut vew London and immedia pu of th he th Fro wh t Swamp about th About 180 women and captivated o Sachems, from co! parti Tames Sh inc by his history 65 to 186 to the vario ench 1d 1 ¥ I M as nst e war a e war re 1epard d From to ith tory 15653 reference and to v participated ss complete list « var James Shepard a French fort o Fla., was Menendez fer an ered Ribault of Port number of ¥ 1itered Menend rrend enti ¢ Gourgues F ed Borde the acre n orida SavAgos, Nateo (formerly John', forts AT ma c F 300 St river in Fl and h n tre had rolc J i1 ma y 16 1636—16 90 war, icott, with August ndi he o s others, He proc Island, and thence fo the He accomplished few Indian by burning their canoes. He ving there March, 1 in command went outside ng a em ret to att rest which the Indians could kill persed only Connel the Peq for 90 mer i5 200 to Con escapec En by ticy mon led send 10 John hill, assist Mason 1e white ndian he Myst ed about Tr wigwams insid 500 TIndians This was accomp May A 0 men J Gk fo About the 1637 > river. 600 our led nne n for uots rt of June with 120 7 assisted by Narr >tured 80 Indians ind Ma jolr ma after, the forces 1y the fleeir they cap two Sa spared woul they present fowns this ci the executior name of Sac rsuit whom at the ad m ere he day.' fight last of the end 0 Indian were ta pr children were divided Tt en September Septer ots Fairfield June or who among lonial cipat epard sludes | with 18 ndian War, the War exico. com- 1865, ars in together »f th 1 by the ed a ROy rench 2 in d and party, rench w, in of d by Fort and orida, anged | es on ames- In- m 16 urren- s of Captains Nor- eded Pe- little | s and their urr ber Lieu- of the work acked ree of who died i and Yon They glish- | grape it de- May Mas- men | necti- | sisted men | < repaired to the These ndians the staod lished 183 une mid- *ap- from agan- s Only | with the the men wer X- achu- ned rched g In- tured ct 1 behes hip of umstanc n “hem toois the the were ners. had of The people of Massachu- an 2 Philip’s War, Mae 18, Brookfield, put Au aptain Bee he Indians ne 167 Lothron ans the ingfield on H The South ey rifie Dec 70 were eve hattle 20 September Narragansett Swamp Kingston, in o captured March white re a tivo engagements, ampton, «Groton Marlboro, Providence, some of them partly and others en- i tacked the frontier trading posts be- | tween the Ohio and Lake Erie, tirely in M db R Connecticu A~ May 24, 1875, inhabitents esc i attacked the Indians at Pocasset ! umt of wome: -16 t 167 <., ags hy The ped 1675. The India Mass death most 167 to gust re ar Hadlev, was attack Deerfield, The Indl buraing, 2ar 15 killin and ar country 1n m. Nor Mass., were at 16 A second Oct whole a 19 f 1., the mo war, was Captain Pierc whom ir made R this : 4 were 26 and killed ttacked 6. In nan part o and t addition the tov Springfield, Clev ury, Weymouth Tass burned n and to the West Indies and sold them | 76. he In- n at- th of the ns A party | ked b Mass., Sep- ed Mas: ~ontin- and 10th 1 cor thiidfd | tacked attac 167 ht, ter- fought e and ndians, 2 the Rehoboth, burned to th wns of wsford and and Warwick and | In-| the | and | cott. English dia at muck Mass., 00 Ind Talcott dians 1676, From the Talcott, the Capt shot anc chief South 1676 | | | | | | | ar Rebellion ernor B | Nathanis and death burned ’ in | nd F | to the | attacked 1689 | Gover i\"m thr { the Eng | William | men, | 1is) Nov number nectady, French York, diar 169 | tacked t of the a | { i ar Queen | known i | Spantsh South C 1,000 ish 1705 Deer the Fr habit | caroras whites i defeated 28, 1 nt were a | der settl | the Ind. bio M, | burg, cred in America by | troo ps i were from the colonie | was unsuccessfully attacked by 5t Simon, attacked by | | Spaniarc | the enc ha in | to | co afte to surre nectady, | the Ind | French and Indiar ashington the Kre the end first war. th 17 A} | 4 26, | The | Maine, 1755 an | Cumber | Ontario | August H7 Loudon garrison feated quesne, Only three out | liam French several made | cond. near was r W Me., Frontenac, "anada, defeated the Indians in 1696. War. 1712 Delaware Colonel Armstrong early in Sept. 1756. Oconostota, King of the Cherokee In- dians, captured Fort of This commander-in-chief kille Ch country, ) was fiercely attacked by ians, kille the Connecticut killed enemy Chureh’s company of King Philip, near 1 at kill Kingstori) d rmer ile B sup 167 during King Williams’ War 1689—169 s declared between Engla 1689 and soon spread 22 June ee colonies. by nor e In lish Phi captured Scotia, a of t and nd tl Portsmouth y th inhat t Que An n succession. rolir settlements in eld, 1ch ki attempted n N t in ¢ Dnmmer’s War, This was e iar e., nd 17 wa, 1 9 a fleet of n 17 s, h 1ras 17 other colonies against the French at Louisbourg and a two months siege forced them 1745. aulted by 1748. 1754—1763. Years War. attacked Meadows, was the nder ians calle nch of engagement of hi French at The English | Braddock’s Field, July 9, | battle of Lake th French was d th land wer 14, . in ns. in Octa Henry anc days, bay a ir was The M 2 The French settlement at Natches, | each Miss., was burned by the Natches In in ! island near Georgia, Spaniards King George's War, Y Indians their d 19 and cap anagongum, June 1 June 12, 1 A4 and *rovidence, F of army u and capt An Indian first s Mount R wus ended in the rebellion .y of Virgin con, p sed a the Bz in Dover, the Frontenac, ndian frontiers pps and Port in inhabi wer Indians in Ne Fet bury N. Indians ar he town bitants he French en Anne’ nne's war, FEurope as the Jam ha with a Indians destroyed Flo Mass.. nd India lled in 170 to m orth he u: in 1 172 betw lefeated a war incited by battle oceur 2 Chil nany inhabi Cartagena, s unsuce 29 ships and of the Fredreca, 41. A par! 1742 in 1742 privateers from New d 14 the Mas sent Y on June was again and French d Seven ccessfu reat 1 the at May the ngton was Fort rench Fort e taken name cha Oswego, N. Y. and Fort re taken 756. by was 1756 and The English Yber v captu Indians aft in 1757 onet char 1 June 17 | pulsed with a heavy los: evacuated and blew up I tem were The deroga the doned i zine an Viagara, I July 24 defeat surrendered Montreal Septem attacke: 175 | tember ended ruary | 1 The L, were assaulted and | Seneca destroyed raised a standing army ! scalped and appointed Major traders, and ber about ngl on 26, t, fir da bl . W 17 1T ber d Qu i by 10, 1 The Pontiac Del Indians, the in 176 as attack it attacked ., and the F 24, to ish ed ew up the capturcd by the English inglish attacked at | the French at Montmorenci and were The 1759 tc G 31, 1y 9 and 8, 17 1ebec the 1759. he treaty 763. a War, aware, led by settlers June 1763 captured the Indians, Royal, 1690. attacked killed governor Carolina, battle of Neuse, caroras renewed 1 thelr hostilities in South Carolina and was 17, War being Beausejour, the English attack on This ptured in 676 I nder ured 0 F lope, Aug war. South. Jamestown. zon T of w © by ned, H., nd a in 1702 war e in 4 a 713 4-—1725. een the ed at tants N as in 11y This Seven defeated Necessity July were defeated at 1755. sorge occured August defeated. nged the red er a The on Fort and were re- The French ort Duquesne the English Fort on rench Country Its Part Well. the Hadley, 171 April to July 6, guide ymouth, against arose in July ; B expeditions ag 1690. England (Annapo- A of Sche- ¥ was at- number Moore few whites everal Span- was attacked and many in- The Tus- | sacre but the of Vermont and Maine and in Spanish | fully attacked | 000 land 1744—1748. Cape Bre- England husetts expedition Kittanning, a nest of attacked Prince and Fort massacred were Fort Fort by seige the night train to their maga- fort The the ener gained 1676, and | cided advantage over the French at the Plains of Abraham, September 13, captured t and The 1 citadel war Paris, 1763—1764. Shawanese Pontiac, retaliated by slaughtering a body of ed Indians at Conestoga. RBouquet invaded the Indian country and brought war to a close in 1764. The under | their chief “Cornstalk” made a | spirited attack General Lmvx.\.__:\'. | Point Pleasant, Va., October 10, 1774, tevolutionary War, 17 The battle of Lexington was fought April 19, 1775, The British loss was 273, that of the Americans 93. Fort Ticonderoga captured without { bloodshed, by the Americans under | Ethan Allen, May 10, 1775. The | fort, 200 cannons and a great supply | | of powder and balls was captured at | Crown Point by Americans under th Warner. May 10, 1776. The | battle of Bunker Hill was fought June Major | 17, 1775. An engagement took place In- | at Norfork, Va., December 9, 1775. , | The Americans, under Renedict Arnold | and Montgomery, made a furious at- | tack on Quebec and were defeated | December 31, 1775. The Americans | captured 900 prisoners 2,000 stand of | arms and $15,000 in gold at the bat- | tle of Moore's Creek, N. C. Februar: his 1776 Dorchester Heights were (now | fortified General Thomas, March 12,14 ana and General Howe evacuated Boston with all speed. The British attacked Ford Maultre, [e) for 10 hours and then withdrew, June 28, 1776. A force of Indians, British and Tories, under Major Butler, dafeated the Americans at Wyoming July 3, 1776, and a brutal massacre followed. The battle of Long Island occurred August 27, 1776, which New York city fell into hands of the British who held York and Long Island until the | close of the war. The Americans | retreated at the tle of Harlem | E September 16, 1776. General | Wayne was surprised and defeated by the British, at Paoli, Pa., September 20, 1776. The batttle of White { Plains, occurred October 28, 1776. Fort Washington and 3,000 Ameri- | cans captured by the British, Nov- ember 16, 1776. The colonial troops attacked and dislodged the British and Tory troops from their trenches at Gwyn’s Island, Va., and shelled their ships as theysailed away, I¥ec- Eb ol Washington crossed the Delaware river in the night, on the floating ice, and captured 1,000 Brit- ish troops at Trenton December 26, 1776. Washington routed the Brit- shat the battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777. Governor Tryon with 2,000 British marched on Danbury, Conn. April 26, 1777. He burned the town and destroyed a large amount of continental stores He met a spirited resistance at Ridgefleld and on the Norwalk road March 17. The small American force was under Brigadier General Sillliman, Major General the | Wooster and Brigadier General were | Arnold. About 60 Americans were Jan. | killed and wounded. General Wooster was mortally wounded. The British loss was about 120. The final skir- mish in this Danbury raid was at Saugatuck bridge April 28, 1777. Fort Ticonderoga was captured by the British July 1. 1777. The British won the battle of Hubbardton July 7, 1777. The battle of Oriskany was gained | by the Americans, August 6, 1777, but > lost one third of its men. | Fort Schyler was taken from the - | British August 16, 1777. The battle of Bennington occurred Aug. 16, 1777. the American Killing 207 and cap- turing 700 British out of 1,000. The battle of Brandywine occurred Sep- | tember 11, 1777." An indecisive battic | at Freeman's Farm, N. Y., occurred eptember 19, 1777. The battle of Saratoga, September 19, 1777, was a drawn battle. It was resumed Oc- { tober 7 and on October 17, 1777 the | British laid down their arms. The | battle of Germantown was lost to the Americans October 4, 1777. Fort | Mercer, on the Delaware river was captured by the British who began { their attack October 22, and con- tnued it to about the mddle of Nov- ember 1777. The British defeated the Pennsylvania. militia at Chester, Pa., December 4, 1777. The battle of Monmouth was fought June 28, 1778. In the battle of Rhode Island, the Brtish met a bloody repulse at Butt's Hill, August 29, 1778. The village of Cherry Valley | was destroyed by Tories and Indians | December 10, 1778 and about 50 in- | habitants murdered without regard to age or sex. The capture of Savannah, Ga., by the British occurred in De- cember, 1 The British were de- | feated at the Battle of Port Royal and, February 3, 1779. The Ameri- ns were defeated at Brier's Creek, near Savannah, Ga., March 3, 1779 New Haven, Conn was raided by the British, under Governor Tryon, July 1779 Fairfield, Conn., Governor Tryon, July Norwalk, Conn., was burned Governor Tryon, July 5, 1779. General Wayne with 1,200 men, and not a gun loaded, made a bayonet charge at Stony Point and forced the garrison to surrender July 16, 17 Minisink, N. Y. was raided by a force of miscellaneous troops under Brent, an Indian chief, July 19, 1779. Paulus Hook, near Jersey City, was aptured by the Americans, August 18, 1 The battle of Chemung accurred {August 29, 1779. The French and Americans made an unsuccessful at- {tack on Savannah, Ga., in September, | 1779, The Penobscot expedition against the British in 1779 failed be- cause the marines did not support the land attack. The Americans were de- feated at the battle of Waxhaw, S. C., March 29, 1780. The Americans were defeated at the battle of Springfield, IN June 1780. The Battle of Rocky Mountain, 8. C., occurred July 30, 1780. The British gained the Bat- tle of Camden, S. C., August 16, 1780 The British and Tories fled in a panic in the Battle of Hanging Rock, August 6. 1780. At the outset no American had more than ten bullets, but they | soon armed themselves from the dead and wounded. The Battle of Fishing Creek was won by the British August 18, 1780. The Battle of King's Moun- tain, §. C., was won by the Americans October 7, 1780. Major Wemys at- tacked the Americans at Broad River, where he was wounded and taken prisoner, November 12, 1780. General Sumter defeated the British cavalry undér Tarleton, November 20, 1780 Chr General | i | the | Indians 5—1776. was The in- Nip about July Major 120 of in by 1 i | | | a | | after | the was | New nada, large Feb. 1694. of 1713, of the of s and 1704— by bor- ench. Fry ma troops ia., the an and Sche- near Years' | DN b3 ) The s in in to Tort French by was burned 1779 by by the de- Du- Wil- the of Eng Ti- Ticon- aban Fort French English Wolfe de- Sep- was Feb- and at- and English settlers The Battle af won of the many February « i Greene retired {nold | famous | barded by a Briti: &~ January factics was battles of the | were slain and Cowpens, the Americans in paint most brilliant Ninety Loyalists wounded in the Battle of Haw, 28,1781 The Battle of (;IIH-“ ford Court Hause, March 15, 1781, wa won by the Americans. The Ameri- ans, under Marion, captured Fort Watson, April 23, 1781. The Ameri- cans were defeated at the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill €., April 25, 1781, Fort Ninety Six was the last strong- hold af the British in South Carolina. It withstood an American attack un- der Greene for 28 days, after The British evacuated on June 29, 1781. The Brit- o by 1781, and of one war the fort ish, under the traitor Benedict Arnold, | attacked New London, September 7, 1781, burneq the town and 1 acred the garrison at Fort Griswo. on the opposite side of the riv There were two engagements in the Battle of Eu- taw Springs, September 8, 1781. In the first, the Americans, under Greene, won a brilliant victory, but in the see< ond Greene lost many of his best men. The British under General Cornws lis were defeated by the combined farces of Washington anad Lafayette Yorktown, Va., October 9-17, 1781. On the 19th British soldiers and 840 seamen were surrendered. This utterly crippled the British and w virtually the end of the war. Richmond, Va. was burned by Ar- in 1781, Joseph, Mich., a British fort, v ptured by Indians and Spanish militia In 1781. An un- seaworthy ship Iying off the shore of Brooklyn N. Y. was used by the Br h as a prison for captured American ailors from 1776 to 1783 war was ended by the treaty at ailles, September 3, 178 Sh Rebellion, 1786—1787. One thousand armed men, under Daniel Shay, took possession of Worcester, Mas December 5, 1786, Springfleld was alsa mobbed hy these men. General Lincoln, with 4,000 militia, attacked and routed Shay" entire force, near Springfield, Janu S 17 at Ve 7. The Whiskey Insurrection. insurrection against the federal excise law arose in Western Pennsyl- vania in August, 1794. Tt was sup- pressed by 000 militia in October, 179 The Shawnees and Kickapoo Ing became hostile and were not fully suppressed until after Mad An- thony Wayne's victory over the In- dians in 1795 The U. S An Man-of-war b “Constella- tion,” commanded Thomas Trux- ton, captured the French frigate “I’ Insurgente” February 9, 1800 The Tripolitan War 1801—1805. War against the United States was declared by Tripoli, June 10, 1801. In anticipation of this event the United States had already sent a squadron under Commodore Dale to the Medi- terranean Edward Preble com- manded the naval expedition against Morocco and Tripoli in 1803-4, and made several captures. Captain Bain- bridge ran the “Philadelphia’” upon a rock and she was taken by the Tri- polians with all on board. Stephen Decatur ran up the harbor and burned the ‘“Philadelphia” in 1804. Tripoli was invested and bombarded during the summer of 1804. General William Eaton marched from Egypt across the desert with Hamet, rightful bashaw of Tripoli, in an attack upon his usurping brother Joseph, early in 1805. Peace and clared June 4, 1805 Gen. William Henry Harrison de- feated the Indians at Tippecanoe, In- diana, November 7, 1811, and there- after was nicknamed Tippecanoe friendship were de- he War of 1812—1815. Our second war with Great Britain. The United States declared England in June, 1812. The American frigate ‘“‘Constitu- tion,” under Captain Hull, ran into a British fleet of five frigates, near An- napolis, on July 5, 1812; played with them for three days, and escaped with- out damage. The first aggr ive movement of the British in this war Wi the capture of Mackinaw, Mich., July 17, 1812. The fortifications at Sackett's harbor, N. Y., were bom- h fleet July 27, 1812, repulsed. Major war against The British were Van Horn and 200 Americans were defeated by a body of Indians at Brownstown, Mich., August 1812. Colonel Miller attacked the British and Indians at Maguaga, Mich., August 9, 1812. The U. S. frigate “Essex” captured the British ship “Elert” August 13, 1812. General Hull, with 2,000 men, ms an in- glorious surrender to the itish at Detroit, August 16, 1812. The U. S. frigate “Constitution,” wrecked the British frigate “Guerriere” within thirty minutes and killed or wounded 79 of her men August 19, 1812. The Indians attacked and partly burned Fort H on, Ind. Sept 1812. One thousand Americans attacked Queenstown, Canada, and were over- powered October 12, 1812. The U. sloop-of-war ““Wasp” sailed for the West Indies and captured the “Frolic” October 13, 1812. Within two hours afterwards the “Wasp” and its prize were captured by the British frigate “Poictiers” and the Americans taken to Bermuda, as prisoners Regis, between Nova Scotia and Canada, was taken from the British October 22, 1812. Black Rock, near Niagara, was bombarded the British November 21, 1812. The | British were the victors in a naval E by | the Thousand | Februa which | | tack | inston, Islands, February 7, 1813. The Americans burg, N. Y., February tain Lawrence of the tacked and sunk the British “Peacock” within fifteen minutes, 4, 1813. The town of York, burned and over 150 inhabi- d by the Indians Feb- ruary Gen. Pike, after a de- termined resistance reached Toronto, Ontario, April 12, 1813. The British retreated and blew up their powder magazines. Fort George was captured by the Americans May 27, 1813. Fort | Brie was abandoned and fired by the British May 28, 1813, and the Ameri- s took possssion of its ruins. Sackett's Harbor, N. ¥., was captured by the Americans May 29, 1813. The British were defeated in their attempt to capture Crany Island, near Norfolk, Va., June 3, 1813. Out of revenge for their defeat at Craney Island the British soon attacked Hampton, Va., and pillaged the village. The British were repulsed in their attack on Stony Point, Canada, June 6, 1813. The Americans bombarded Fort Erie, Can- ada, almost incessantly, August 7 to 15, 1813, when the magazine blew up and the British withdrew. The Creek Indians, who acted with the British in this war, attacked Fort Mimms, Ala., and massacred 400 per- sons, August 30, 1813. The Ameri- can brig “Enterprise” captured the British brig “Boxer” off the Maine coast, Sept. 5, 1818. In the battle on Lake Erie, Septembr 10, 1813, the British fleet consisted of six vessels and the American fleet of eight small ships under Commodore Perry. His flagship bore the motto “Don’t give up the ship.” Four of the British vassels surrendered and Perry chased and captured the other two. He then sent his famous dispatch: ‘“We have met the enemy and they are ours. An engagement between the British and Indians, under Proctor and Te- cumtha, and the Americans under General Harrison, occurred at Cha- tham, Canada, October 4, 1813. The British and Indians made a stand at Thames, Canada, October 5, 1813 and were again driven off while Tecum- tha was killed. The Americans were defeated in a battle at Chateauga N. Y.. October 25,1813. The British were dfeated in two engagements at French Creek, N. Y. November 1, 1818. Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek Indians at Talladega, Ala, November 8, 1813. Fort Niagara was captured the British Dec. 19,, 1813. Fort Schlosser, near Niagara, was captured by the British in December, 1813. Camp Defiance, Ala., was severely at- tacked by the Indians Jan. 27, 1814. The U. S Frigate “Constitution,” captured the “Fiction” and a convoy February 14, 1814, General Andrew Jackson captured the fort and killed about 400 Creek Indians at Horse Shoe Bend, Ala., March 29, 1814. The U. S. sloop ‘‘Peacock” captured the British brig “Epervier” and $118,000 in specie, April 29, 1814. The British under Sir James Yeo, attacked Oswego, N. Y., and were répulsed May 5, 1814. The attack was renewed May 6, 1814 and the garrison in the fort re- taliated. The British withdrew after burning the barracks and seizing the stores. An American flotilla was at- tacked by two British gun boats at Sandy Creek, May 30, 1814. The Americans captured both of the gun boats. The British were defeated in two engagements at Odell Town, Canada, June 22, 1814. The “Wasp” (No.2) captured the “Reindeer’” in the British Channel, June 28, 1814. She also conquered the “Avon” September 1, 1814. The British were defeated at Chip- pewa, Canada, July 5, 1814. In a six hours’ battle ending at midnight, July 24, 1814, at Lundy's Lane, Canada, both sides claimed the victory. The Eritish were defeated with heavy losses at Shogeoquady Creek, near Buffalo, August 3, 1814. The Americans fled in wild disorder in the battle of Bla- densburg, Md., August 24, 1814. The British were defeated in a combined naval and land battle at Platisburg, Lake Champlain, September 6, 1814. There was a general retreat of the Americans in an engagement at North Point ncar Baltimore, Md., Sept 12 1814. Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., was bombarded by a British fleet until midnight, Sept. 13, 1814, The flest withdrew the next day, Francis Scott Key was a prisoner on the British fleet and wrote the ‘‘Star Spangled Banner” during the bombardment. The Brit- ish attacked Fort Bowyer, Mobile Bay, and were repulsed, Sept 14, 1814, The “Wasp” (No. 2) near the Azores, cap- tured the “Atlantic’ and sent it home as a prize Sept 21, 1814. The British were defeated at Lyon's Creek, Cana- da, Oct 19, 1814. General Jackson stormed the town of Pensacola, Fla. captured its forts and drove the Brit- ish from the Harbor, Nov 6, 1814, General Jackson made a night at- | on the British Camp at Villere's Plantation, La. Dec. 23, 1814 and withdrew, The British attacked Gen- cral Jackson at Chalmettes and were driven back after a hot fight, Dec. 28, 1814, During the year 1814, Wash- D, C. was captured by the Brit and the Capitol and other pub- lic buildings burned. The treaty of peace between Great Britain and the United States was concluded at Ghent, Dec. 24, 1814. The British attacked General Jack- son at Rodriguez’s canal, Jan. 1, 1815. captured Ogdens- 22, 1813. Cap- ‘Hornet,” at- brig Me., tant was X battle on Lake Borgne December 14, 1812. Late in the year 1812, the U. S. frigate “Essex” rendered noble ser- vice on the Pacific. She captured nearly every British whaling vessel off | the west coast of South America and | deprived the enemy of $2,500,000 | worth of property. The U. S. frigate | “Constitution,” earned the name of “Old Ironsides” by the capture of the | British vessel *Java,” December ‘29, 1812. About 1,000 Kentuckians, under General Winchester, were de- feated at Frenchtown, on the Rasin | river, by British and Indians January | 22,1813, The Indians then massacred | the sick and wounded. ‘“Remember | the River Rasin,” was long a war cry | of Kentuckian soldiers. Without the | loss of a man, Major Forsyth releaseq | a lot of American prisoners, sefzed military stores, and captured a num- | ber of British at Elizabethtown, near | The one great success won by Ameri- can land forces in the wor of 1813, was the battle of New Orleans, Jan, 8, 1815. The British under General Park- enham lost 700 in killed and wounded, while the Americans under General Jackson lost only 8 killed and 13 wounded, The news of the treaty of Ghent had not reached them. Fort St. Philip, below New Orleans, was at- tacked by five British vessels, Jan, 9, 1815 and bombarded for nine days, after which the British withdrew. The U. S. Frigate “Constitution” captured two vessels, the ‘“‘Cayne” and the Levant”, Feb. 15, 1815. The latter was afterward recaptured. The Brit- ish brig “Penguin” challenged the her up and started for My day on learning of the te The Algerian War 3 The Dey of Algiers ed war against the 1812. The United Si on Algiers early in 1 modore Decatur against her. The treaty of Sept 5, 1815, 2 The Seminole ! During the yei constant collision the whites, In drew Jackson wa He captured P than six months the Seminoles bues defeating them The Black Black Haw] Fox Indians agl during the war @ several places i en off by Genel Black Hawk force in the gan to m defeated by Gf sin River, July was defeated son at Bad Ursuline Con¥ burned by Protel Boston, Aug. 12, Second Sem| Osceola killed and others, and @ of troops under M# King, Dec. 28, 18: won the ‘battle of Seminoles in Dee, finally captured a 1842. The . b Texan 1836 Texas seceded from | 2, 1836. Fort Alamo at Tex., was besieged by two weeks and then takes Morch 6, 1836, only six of ers remaining alive. These | butchered at once. Texas g independence by Houston's de Santa Anna in the Battle of Jaeif April 21, 1836, ; The Mexican War, 1846-1848. Captain Thornton of General Tay- lor's dragoons was captured at Fort | Brown for 188 hours, May 3 to 9, Mexicans at Resacu-de-la-Palma, May | teries of Matamoras, bombarded Fort Brown for 168 Houre, May 3 to 9, 1846. General Taylor on his way to the relief of Fort Brown, was attack- War or 8, 1348, General Taylor defeated the Mexicans at Resacu-de-Palma, May 9, 1846, arel occupied Matamoras. An msurrection against the Mexican gov- ernment in California arose in June, 1846, A small body of Americans and | U. 8. troops seized Sanoma, proclaim- | cd a republic and raised a flag bearing a figure of a bear They finally raised the American flag at Monterey. A | six lays’ battle and siege between Gen- eral Taylor and Amperdia occurred | Sept 20-25, 1846. This ended the campaign on the Rio Grande, in favor | of the Americans. A short but hotly | contested battle occurred at El Braclo, | N. M. Dec. 24, 1846, The Mexicans | were repulsed. General Zachary Tay- | lor, (Old Rough and Ready.) gained a | brilliant victory over Santa Anna at Beuna Vista, Feb. 22-23, 1847. Colonel Doniphan of the U. 8. Forces, defeat- ed a force of Chthuahuans, four times the number of his own, at Sacramento N. M. Feb. 25, 1847. Doniphan took possession of Chihuahua, Mex., Feb. 28, 1847, General Winfleld Scott bombarded the city of Vera Cruz, Mexico and Fort San Juan de Ulma, March 22, to 28, 1847. The city and fort surrendered on the 29th, General Taylor defeated Santa Anna at Cerro- Gordo, April 17-18, 1847. Two di- vision of General Scott's army gained a victory over the Mexicans at Con- treras, Mex., August 19-20, 1847, The advance divisions of General Taylor's forces consisting of 8,000 U. 8. men defeated 25,000 Mexicans at Churu- busco, Mex., Aug 20. 1847. General Worth defeatel the Mexicans at Mo- lino del Rey, Mex., Sept 8, 1847, Gen- eral Scott captured the Castle of Cha- | pultapec and the city of Mexico, Sept. | 12-14, 1847. Owing to Santa Anna’s | poor generalship, General Taylor won | the battle of Beuna Vista, Sept 22, 1847. Santa Anna’s men out- numberel Taylor's by nearly four to one, Pueblo, Mex, was unsuccessful- ly besieged by Santa Anna from Sept. 24 to Oct 1, 1847. General . Anna made an unsuccessful at‘ack on the U, S. Forces at Huamantk, Mex., Oct. 9, 1847, Ths war was ende by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,!7’eb. 2, 1848 The Soiux or Dakota Inda . were | Tostile in 1854 but were de ‘eated in 1855, In 1862 there was a general up- rising of Indians and many whites and Indians were killed. John Brown seiz- ed the U. S.(Arsenal at Harpar's Ferry, Va., Oct 16, 1859, War of the Rebellion 1860-18 A few of the many battles in this war are as follows: Fort Sumpter, Bul] Run, Hampton Roads, New Orleans, Gain’s Mills, South Mountain, Harpers Ferry, Antietam, Fredericksburg, ‘Vicksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettys- burg, Monterey, Beaver Creek, Cum- berand Gap, Rappahannock, Chotta- noga, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Court House, Chambersburs, Mobile Bay, Shenandoah and iAppomattox. A full list of the various engage- ments in this war, arranged both al- phabetically and chronologically, has | been published. The alphabetically | arranged list alone covers 137 pages. For information concerning United States wars from 1754 to 1900 includ- ing the Spanish-American War, 1898, | the Teader is referred to ALPHABET- | ICAL LIST OF BATTLES, ETC, by Newton A. Strait, Washington, D. C., 1902. This book is in the reference | room of the New Britain Institute Library. ¥ by —_— BRITISH DESTROYER LOST. “Hornet” in the South Atlantc, arch |Armorer Cruiser Marmora Hit By 23, 1815, and was captured n twenty- boat Torpedo and Founders, three minutes. The “Peacock’ under Capt rren, captured the “Nautilus " June 30, 1815, but gave London, July 27.—The British arm- ored crulser Marmora was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on ed by the Mexicans at Palo Alto May‘ | debris. e Paris, July 26 | the alerte or air n | summons 25 Amerde: bulance men to report in | ambulance garage. Thi . provided with gae masks, put o | helmets and “warm up” ten te | fifteen ambulances. If the Bocha | plane succeeds in planting a bomb on | & building, the Paris police depart- ment flashes word to the garage at the same time that the fire depart- ment in the district is called. Ay many ambulances as are needed start on a rush through the absolutely black streets to the scene of the disas- ter. Once there, the Red Cross doc- tors and crews care for the wounded and join wth the pompiers or firemen | in rescuing any persons caught in the wreck. A typical alarm one morning at 1 reached the garage o’clock. A bomb had struck a five story building and crumbled the top Jlour floors into a mass of wreckage, supported only by the slender iron pillars of the ground floor. The ambulance and firemen made thelr way into the wreck from the rear basement and heard a man calling for help from the front of the building. - By the aid of flash lights two firemen and two ambulance men, treading like cats lest they might bring down a mass of beams finally got within fifteen feet of the imprisond tenant. The rescurers crowded through a narrow rent in a wall inte a small room where a single thin iron pillar held up hundreds of tons of A hole was cut into the wall only to find an iron stove in the way. This stove was smashed with hatchets and drawn piece by piece through the hole in the wall. One of the men crawled through, and got the victim who was hurt but, fortunately, not seriously. While they were moving him there came a sudden slipping—a crash overhead. Fortunately, the little iron pillar held and the party was able to back out into the alley, carrying the injured man He was placed in a Red Cross ambulance and rushed to a hospital. When the rescue group took an- other look at the building, they found that the slip had piled 30 feet of solid wreckage in the room where the stove had been. BILLIONS OF SMOKES., . C. A. Takes Good Care of Lux- ury Needs of Soldiers. Paris, July 27.—One billion, thres hundred and fifty million cigarettes and almost a billion cookies are two of the enormous orders for supplies Just placed by the Y. M. C. A. for dis-( tribution to the American troops in France and which give some idea of| the magnitudse of the service rendered by the Ked Triangle organization. A small realization of the little comforts ovur fighters crave and the amount; they can consunie is conveyed in the Y. M. C. A's orders for 840,000,000 cookies, representing 730 carloads, 93,750,000 sticks of gum, 112,500,000 bars of chocolate 1,260,000,000 cigar- ettes and 7,500,000 jars of jam = and marmalade. These goods for and will have been contracted be exhausted bLefore | ' hristmas. SIAM SENDS AVIATORS, More Than 500 Are Ready For Active Service in France. Paris, July 27.—More than 500 air- plane pilots, members of the best fam- ilies of Bangkok, have been trained in Siam and are now ready to come te France to take up active service. | Prince Valdyakara, Secretary of the iamese® Legation here, above statement to and added “Slama’s contribution may appear modest, but it represents the effort of a people animated by the hi made the Paris the Midi | sentiments teward France.”