Heroines of War of 1812 received little recognition for their actions

Reblogged from National Post | News:

There is no more renowned heroine of the War of 1812 than the redoubtable Laura Secord.

According to legend, she overheard American troops — who were occupying her home in Queenston, between the present day Niagara-on-the-Lake and Niagara Falls — discussing a planned attack on the British outpost at Beaver Dams. Secord headed out into the bush to warn British commander Lieut.

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