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- On July 19, 1812, Captain Melancthon Taylor Woolsey, of USS Oneida, discovered from the masthead of his brig five enemy vessels sailing up to Sacket's Harbor. The British vessels, which belonged to the Provincial Marine, were Royal George; (24 guns), Prince Regent (22 guns), Earl of Moira (20 guns), Governor Simcoe (10 guns), and Seneca (2 guns).
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After American forces on Lake Ontario tried to break the stalemate by attacking a British shipyard at the small town of York (now Toronto), the British decided to launch their own raid on Sackets Harbor – the main US shipyard on Lake Ontario.
The First Battle of Sacket's Harbor (also spelled as Sackett's) was fought on July 19, 1812, between the United States and the British Empire; it was the first engagement of the war between these forces. It resulted in American forces repelling the attack on the village and its important shipbuilding yard, where 12 warships were built for this war.
- July 19, 1812
- Sackets Harbor, New York
- American victory
The Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor, or simply the Battle of Sacket's Harbor, took place on 29 May 1813, during the War of 1812. A British force was transported across Lake Ontario and attempted to capture the town, which was the principal dockyard and base for the American naval squadron on the lake.
- 28 May – 29 May 1813
- Sackets Harbor, New York
- American victory
Following the outbreak of war between the United States and Great Britain in June 1812, Sackets Harbor became the center of American naval and military activity for the upper St. Lawrence Valley and Lake Ontario.
May 27, 2017 · With the American forces preparing to attack Fort George, the British saw their chance for revenge. Sackett’s Harbor was the primary American shipbuilding facility on Lake Ontario, and capturing it would give the British Navy control of the lake.
May 2, 2015 · The British thought they had a chance when in late May of 1813, the American forces left Sackets Harbor to attack York. The British wanted to capture the stores the Americans held there for things like gunpowder and flour.
