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Part I- Invasion-Click HERE.  September 1, 1814. The British cross the border into the United States.

Part II- South through Chazy, Beekman's Town and Isle la Motte- Click HERE. September 1-4, 1814. The invasion army moves south from Champlain through Chazy and Beekman's Town.

Part III-Culver's Hill, Halsey's Corners, and Dead Creek Bridge- Click HERE. September 5-6, 1814. Engagements at Culver's Hill, Halsey's Corners, and Dead Creek Bridge.

Part IV- War in Plattsburgh, New York: September 6-11, 1814- Click HERE. September 6-11, 1814. The battles on land within Plattsburgh.

Part V-A signal victory on Lake Champlain: September 11, 1814- Click HERE. September 11, 1814. Action on Cumberland Bay All Maps Copyright © 2009 America's Historic Lakes. All rights reserved. They may not be reproduced without the express written permission of  America's Historic Lakes.

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Other Battle of Plattsburgh links within America's Historic Lakes: (Click for map) Historic Plattsburgh Photo Gallery The Battle of Plattsburgh: Documents and Sources Naval Forces engaged at The Battle of Plattsburgh Dr. James Mann's account of the Battle of Plattsburgh Commodore Thomas Macdonough- Hero of the Battle of Plattsburgh General Alexander Macomb-Actual transcript of Letter to Secretary of War, written upon withdrawal of British forces from Plattsburgh- September 12, 1814 Silas Duncan- Wounded Veteran Lake Champlain, War of 1812 Captain Daniel Pring letter Actual transcript of Letter from George Beale, Jr. Purser of USS Saratoga to Macdonough War of 1812 Broadside with music from Stan Ransom- The Connecticut Peddler The Battle of Lake Champlain [a.k.a. Battle of Plattsburgh] The Story of an Eye-Witness, Retold by J.E. Tuttle Reproduced from The Outlook, November 2, 1901 Click HERE to listen to Tom Ventiquattro and Dan Wills' wonderful recording of Dear Lucy- a love song about the Battle of Plattsburgh. As Tom writes- "Let us imagine that Commodore Macdonough wrote a love letter to his wife...immediately after the Battle of Plattsburgh... with the shock of cannon fire still ringing in his ears..." The song is reproduced courtesy of and copyright © 2005 Newbraugh Brothers Music .* Learn more about the artist here. Note: the music file is in Windows Media Format (.wma) and slightly over 600k in size. Users with slower connections may have to wait for a portion of the song to download before they hear anything. (Users of browsers other than Internet Explorer may not be able to play the song).

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