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War of 1812 events

 

Special "War of 1812" Calendar of Events

WAR OF 1812— PLACES TO VISIT ON THE CAPE - Click here >>

 

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December

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To submit a "War of 1812" calendar event, please email the information to wcpDesign: info@wcpDesign.com Calendar submission is for member organizations only.

 

The Administration forced to declare War - Sentiment of this County defined - Congressman Green superseded by Hon. John Reed. - Votes for Governor in 1813 and 1814 – "County Congress" endorse the administration - History set right - Bombardment of Falmouth by Brig Nimrod - British Privateer "Retaliation" captured by Capt. Weston Jenkins and companions - Operations in Hyannis Harbor - Cape Vessels captured in Cape Cod Bay - Communication with New York via Buzzards Bay - Adventurous trip to Boston of Capts. Mayo and Knowles - Tribute demanded of Eastham Brewster and Orleans - Orleans refused and resisted with force - Demonstration upon Barnstable Cape men in the naval forces and privateers - Peace restored.

 

Read the entire 1897 account, re-telling the War of 1812 as it happened on Cape Cod. Excerpted from Cape Cod, the right arm of Massachusetts: an historical narrative, by Charles Francis Swift