ELIZABETHTOWN
\ɪlˈɪzəbəθtˌa͡ʊn], \ɪlˈɪzəbəθtˌaʊn], \ɪ_l_ˈɪ_z_ə_b_ə_θ_t_ˌaʊ_n]\
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(Brockville, near the Thousand Islands). Here, in the War of 1812, were confined some American prisoners. February 7, 1813, Major Forsyth crossed the river, released the captives, seized some military stores and a number of British, and returned without the loss of a man.
By John Franklin Jameson
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