The Americans abandon the Canadian territory they…

December 1813 CE

The Americans abandon the Canadian territory they occupy around Fort George in late 1813.

They had set fire to the village of Newark (now Niagara-on-the-Lake) on December 10, incensing the Canadians and politicians in control.

Many of the inhabitants are left without shelter, freezing to death in the snow.

This leads to British retaliation following the capture of Fort Niagara on December 18, 1813.

Early the next morning on December 19, ...

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