2025-09-28 19:46 UTC
#OTD Sept 28 1813, the "Burlington Races", in which a 10-ship American fleet engaged the 6-ship British squadron at York (Toronto)... they hammered each other with cannon all day in Lake Ontario, as they raced towards Burlington Bay...
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https://www.malcolmarmstrong.ca/image/slideshowlist/the_burlington_races
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@rudy@mstdn.ca 2025-09-28 19:47
artist of the above painting, Malcolm Armstrong, includes a brief description of the Burlington races on his web site a more detailed account of the engagement is presented by Adam Bunch on the #TODreamsProject web site here -- https://torontodreamsproject.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-bloody-burlington-races-war-for.html #WarOf1812