British Ships Raid The Coast

British Ships Raid The Coast. American Militia Fight Back. , War of 18 12 , Great Lakes Seaway Trail lakeshore communities were vulnerable to attack., Plunder and Harassment , Early in the war British ships controlled Lake Ontario and raided lakeshore communities at will. Defense was left up to the local militia and armed settlers. At first the settlers negotiated with the British, exchanging supplies for the promise of safety, but later they stiffened their resolve and met the British raids with rifles and cannons., [Main Image] , Lakeshore Communities Under Fire , The south shore of Lake Ontario was a dangerous place to live during the period when the British controlled the lake., - British Capture Fort Niagara in 1813. , - British Raid Settlers along Oak Orchard Creek in 1813. , - British Raid Charlotte in 1812, twice in 1813, and again in 1814. , - British Raid Pultneyville in 1814 , - British Raid Sodus Bay in 1813, [Top Left Illustration] , In July 1813, a shipload of settlers was returning from a trip to Oswego, laden with supplies, when it was spotted by a British warship on Lake Ontario., The warship chased the settlers but they were able to escape., Later the British appeared at Oak Orchard Creek and launched a raid, but the militia was ready; they captured the British Captain and repelled the attack., [Right Inset] , Bathshua Brown , Bathshua Sheffield Brown (1755-1826) was living with her husband Elijah on Fisher's Island in Long Island Sound when the American Revolution began. In 1776, a British raid took all their livestock and deliberately destroyed their farm. The family moved to a farm near Waterport but Elija died along the way., Bathshua's homeland was once again raided by the British during the War of 18 12. The ship's captain was captured ashore and was brought before Bathshua. He was the same captain who had plundered her home on Fisher's Island in 1776! Bathshua mercifully let him go, under the condition that he never return to the area again., British Raids , 1812 , October - Two ships taken from Charlotte. , 1813 , June - Pork, flour, and grain taken from Charlotte. , June - Militia repels raid at Sodus Point. , July - Militia repels raid at Oak Orchard Creek. , September -British ships appear at Charlotte but are chased off. , December - British take Fort Niagara. , 1814 , May - Charlotte repels a British attack. , May - Pultneyville is fired upon and supplies are taken., Look for more than two dozen War of 18 12 Outdoor Storyteller Signs along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail.,