April 27 – The Sacking of York

About this episode

This episode discusses the sacking of York by American forces during the War of 1812 on April 27, 1813.

York was sacked by American forces during the War of 1812 on this day back in 1813.

People in this episode

Hosts: Marc Affeld, Joe Burima

Topics covered

• War of 1812
• Canadian history
• military events
• York
• American forces
• sacking

Keywords

• York
• sacking
• War of 1812
• American forces
• Canadian history
• April 27
• 1813

Mentioned in this episode

Places: York, American

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