An important target, Fort Erie ... Forgotten Battle,” which is funny because they like to celebrate their heritage up there. Maybe that’s because it was one of the few 1812-era encounters ...

But someone in fact had walked across the lake a century earlier, according to an historical reference uncovered by David Wallace, who posted about the feat on his Battle of Lake Erie Facebook page.

The Annual Siege of Old Fort Erie Reenactment features countless reenactors who come together each year to properly demonstrate the War of 1812 battle that took place along the Niagara River.

In 1813, he was given command of a fleet of ships that was being built on Lake Erie ... the captain go to battle. The American Navy carried the day. The War of 1812, it is said, ended in a ...