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The 212th anniversary of the #BattleOfStoneyCreek happens overnight tonight.
This marks the point where, by a bold action by the pursued British troops, the outcome of the #WarOf1812 turns from a rout to a 2-year back-and-forth that will define 2 nations’ national stories.

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Remember #CharlesPlenderleath who passed away in Florence on #NewYearsDay 1854.
#WarOf1812

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Inspired!
#HappyLabourDay!

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

I hope everyone has had a great Labour Day Long Weekend! I spent my weekend photoshopping Canadian history into classic rock album covers.
Took me awhile so I hope you enjoy the thread! 👇

Canadian Greats
Inspired by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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@HistoricaCanada
Major issues with the “Canadian Volunteers” article.
Should read “retaking of the Redan Battery”.
Also, Brock died at the Battle of Queenston Heights, October 12, 1812

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In recollection of Ask GPS Tours & their excellent #CapeBreton experience https://t.co/nmZHdXBZwK

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@CraigBaird Gonna have to work hard to trump Joseph Bloor 😊

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@CraigBaird 😳

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@CraigBaird How the @CHCHTV of the day differs from that of today.

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This campaign of terrorism would cement Willcocks’ legacy & when his end came 9 months later, there were none to mourn his passing.
After his death, his remains were ultimately interred somewhere in @ForestLawnCem, unmarked & unremarked to those he sought to influence
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#OTD 1814 #WarOf1812 turncoat & #CanadianVolunteers leader Joseph Willcocks dies while leading an attack on a British battery during the #SiegeOfFortErie
Virtually unknown to most Canadians, this mercurial figure played an important role in negotiating #SixNations warriors to
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& the #BattleOfBeaverDams (famous for #LauraSecord’s walk), US forces retreated across the Niagara River to Fort Niagara. Willcocks & the Volunteers were tasked with setting fire to all structures that might provide cover for the ‘enemy’, a task they undertook with gusto.
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@CraigBaird Gronk FTW 😊

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@BowersWrites @PBS should maybe ask the Royal Nova Scotia Tattoo to include him as part of their next show

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@peterfmackay @CraigBaird If a War nail-biter interests you, I’d recommend “Strange Fatality”.
I’ve long championed that that was where the war was decided

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@ksm_wilson @CraigBaird True. Most in that time didn’t really give much consideration to nationalism because they were mostly focused on scratching out a living/legacy.

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@peterfmackay @CraigBaird Nope. https://t.co/5Jr6IxmRPE

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@ksm_wilson @AndreaWillman7 @CraigBaird Playin’ to the audience 😊