War of 1812 the Thames defeated Tecumseh's Confederacy, securing a primary war goal. A final American attempt to invade Canada was fought to a draw at the Battle of Lundy's Lane during the summer of 1814. At sea, the powerful Royal Navy blockaded American ports, cutting off trade and allowing the British to raid the coast at will. In 1814, one of these raids burned the capital, Washington, although the Americans later repulsed British attempts to invade New England and capture Baltimore. In Britain, there was mounting opposition to wartime taxation and demands to reopen trade with America. With the abdication of Napoleon,
HMS Prince Regent (1814) However, no buyer's were found and the vessel sank in Deadman Bay in the mid-1830s. The wrecksite, along with those of "St Lawrence" and "Princess Charlotte" were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2015. Notes Citations Bibliography HMS Prince Regent (1814) HMS "Prince Regent was a 56-gun British warship that served on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. "Prince Regent" was built at the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard in Kingston, Upper Canada and launched on 14 April 1814. Rated as a fourth-rate frigate, "Prince Regent" took part in the Raid on Fort Oswego in 1814. Following the