The Battle of Queenston Heights (Upper Canada (a.k.a. Ontario)): The Militia of New York refuses to cross the Niagara River into British North America, citing their Article I, Section 8 [Clause 15] restriction to defensive purposes only.
[restored 12/10/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 15]
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References:
John R. Elting, Amateurs to Arms: A Military History of the War of 1812, (New York: Workman, 1991), 38-42.
Charles A. Goodrich, Great Events in the History of North and South America: From the Alleged Discovery of the Continent by the Northmen, in the Tenth Century, to the Inauguration of Zachary Taylor, as President of the United States, March 5, 1849, (Hartford, Connecticut: House and Brown, 1849), 622-25.
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 71.
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