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K. G. S. "The Raid on Oswego in 1814: A Documentary History" (self-published), 2020. Lossing, Benson J. (2014). The pictorial field-book of the war of 1812; or, Illustrations, by pen and pencil, of the history, biography, scenery, relics, and traditions of the last war for American independence. Pearl Street, NY: Harper & brothers.
The complex of defenses at Oswego consisted of three separate forts. On the east side of the Oswego River lay Fort Ontario, a log fortification which was constructed in 1755, was sited on a rise overlooking the mouth of the river. It was garrisoned by 370 men from Pepperrell's Regiment, and was in fairly good repair. Fort Oswego was on the west ...
Fort Oswego was an 18th-century trading post in the Great Lakes region in North America, which became the site of a battle between French and British Army forces in 1756 during the North American phase of the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as 'The French and Indian War.'
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Oswego County, New York This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Oswego County, New York .
Niles Weekly Register. June 18, 1814. Quimby, Robert S. (1997). The U.S. Army in the War of 1812: An Operational and Command Study. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 0-87013-441-8. Slosek, Anthony M. Oswego and the War of 1812. Oswego, NY: Heritage Foundation of Oswego, 1989. ISBN 99927-734-0-5; Nicolas, Paul Harris (2010 ...
English: A view of the Battle of Fort Oswego, fought on 6 May 1814 between the British, commanded by Commodore Sir James Lucas Yeo, R.N. (1782-1818) and the Americans, commanded by George Edward Mitchell (1781-1832), resulting in a British victory. The War of 1812 (1812-15).
By January 1814, the frigate was completely planked and by February, had been caulked. [7] Prince Regent was launched on 14 April 1814, a half hour after Princess Charlotte, the other frigate under construction. [1] [8] [b] Attack on Fort Oswego. The Prince Regent, is the ship on the far left foreground, flying the Red Ensign.
The American armed forces deduced that a British raiding force was going to attack Fort Oswego. The British raiders would number 500 soldiers, 400 marines, 200 sailors, and 8 warships. The American high command sent George Edward Mitchell to man the fort and try to repel the British.