Video: 'The Forgotten War of 1812.' (Dec. 30, 1813 at 1:08:25)
(Thursday, December 30, 1813, during the Battle of Buffalo,
part the War of 1812) — British forces engaged in considerable plundering and destruction today in Buffalo, New York, in retaliation for the burning by American troops of the Canadian village of Newark (present day Niagara-on-the-Lake).