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.
HMS Chippeway (1812) 30 December the British landing party that captured the Navy yard at Black Rock, New York (now a neighborhood of Buffalo), burned them during the Battle of Buffalo. Notes Citations References HMS Chippeway (1812) HMS "Chippawa", or "Chippeway" (slang var.), was the mercantile schooner "Chippawa", built and launched in 1810. The British brought her into service as HM Schooner "Chippawa", sometimes recorded as "Chippeway". The United States later captured her at the Battle of Lake Erie, and brought her into service, as USS "Chippewa". A storm drove her aground in October 1813, where a British force burned her in December.