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Battles of Sodus Point and Pultneyville in 1812 War
Maritime historian Richard Palmer previews a four part series on Lake Ontario battles, ship wrecks, and port history. The June 1812 war declaration by Congress and Madison’s War frame a tense early phase. British command under Yeo escalated raids on Genesee River ports including Sodus Point, with local militia mobilization and British coastal pressure shaping the lake’s naval contest.
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Richard Palmer
Lake Ontario
Sodus Point
Pultneyville
United States Congress
United States
Great Britain
James Madison
Congress
Madison
Canada
Britain
Great Lakes
America
National Guard
Isaac Chauncey
Sackets Harbor
Chauncey
Kingston
Ontario
Genesee
Troupsville
Yeo
New York State
Daniel D. Tompkins
Lake
Niagara
St. Lawrence
Ogdensburg
York
Toronto
Genesee River
Charlotte
Ontario Messenger
Canandaigua
Sodus Bay
Philitus) Swift
Sodus
E. Hull