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British attack on Sackets Harbor repelled

British naval and land forces attacked the U.S. naval base at Sackets Harbor, New York, but American defenders repulsed the assault and prevented the capture of the shipyard.

British attack on Sackets Harbor repelled

Repelling the attack preserved the United States' primary shipbuilding and naval base on Lake Ontario, sustaining American naval strength in the region during the War of 1812.

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