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===Raid at Nottawasaga=== Arthur Sinclair steered his fleet to [[Engagements on Lake Huron|raid Nottawasaga]]. On August 13, 1814, Sinclair sent his two vessels Lawrence and Caledonia back to [[Detroit]]. Then Sinclair moved on with his 3 remaining vessels ''Niagara'', ''Scorpion'' and ''Tigress'' to Nottawasaga to attack a British outpost. Sinclair arrived at the location and landed infantry troops with artillery. The American land artillery and Sinclair's cannons on his ships bombarded the British blockhouse. The British sailors and militia realizing they could not hold off the American assault any longer burned their schooner ''Nancy'' and blew up their blockhouse before retreating suffering 1 killed and 1 wounded. The Americans recovered the guns in the destroyed blockhouse and placed them on their ships. The American then felled trees across the river to block it. Sinclair left two gunboats to blockade the area under the command of Lieutenant Daniel Turner. Sinclair instructed Turner to intercept any British supply shipping and then return to Detroit when the weather turned bad. Arthur Sinclair withdrew back to Detroit in his vessel ''Niagara'' with the three newly captured British guns. Daniel Turner patrolled the area with his two gunboats. But the British sailors, militia, and Native American allies under Miller Worsley removed the tree abatis obstacles and stealthily snuck on the American gunboats and ambushed them. The Americans under Daniel Turner were all captured suffering 6 killed and 6 wounded. The victorious British suffered 3 killed and 9 wounded.<ref name=Roosevelt206>Roosevelt, p.206</ref><ref>Zaslow, p.152</ref>
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