Military history of Canada Washington, DC, in September at the Battle of Bladensburg, the British troops burned down the White House and other government buildings, only to be repulsed as they moved north for the Battle of Baltimore, while the forces attacking during the Battle of New Orleans were routed after suffering severe casualties. During the War of 1812, Nova Scotia’s contribution to the war effort was made by communities either purchasing or building various privateer ships to lay siege to American vessels. Three members of the community of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia purchased a privateer schooner and named it "Lunenburg" on August 8, 1814.
USS Trippe (1812) cargo of supplies burned completely. USS Trippe (1812) USS "Trippe" was a sloop in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. She was named for John Trippe. Originally named "Contractor", she was purchased by the Navy on the Niagara River in New York in 1812 — was converted to a warship by Henry Eckford of New York; renamed "Trippe"; and placed in commission soon thereafter, Lieutenant Thomas Holdup Stevens in command. For a while, "Trippe" and her sister ships, fitted out on the Niagara River, were bottled up by British shore batteries at Fort George. However, Commodore Isaac