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POD Sometime in 1814 American forces at Sacketts Harbor become aware of the shipment up the St. Lawrence of heavy cannon destined for the HMS St. Lawrence. Gen. Isard sends a brigade under Brigadier General Edmund Gaines to Ogdensburg, NY in preparation to seize the cannon below Prescott, Ontario. The attack goes as planned and the Americans end up taking or destroying 20-32 pounder cannon and a similar number of less size. James Yeo decides against putting the St. Lawrence to the lake without her full armament.

Oct. Americans storm Ft. George, occupy Burlington Heights, and York.

Dec. American peace negotiators refuses treaty without specific British renouncement of the practice of impressment.

Spring 1815 with deadlock on Lake Ontario and the Americans in control of Lake Champlain and Lake Erie no invasion from Canada seems practicable until naval supremacy on the lakes is restored. Raids on American coastal towns and cities get mixed results as some assaults succeed while other a are repulsed.

Mar. 1815 Napoleon returns from Elba panic spreads across Europe. American negotiators see their chance to pressure the British into renouncing impressment.

Does the threat of Napoleon push the British into making concessions to the Americans.
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