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In the Black Rock area of Buffalo, key War of 1812 sites and events included the Commodore Perry Naval Yard, the Battle of Scajaquada Creek Bridge, Scajaquada Creek, Military Road, the burning of Buffalo and Black Rock, Squaw Island [renamed Unity Island], battery placements, and ships of the Niagara. Five important events in the area during the war were the capture of the ships Detroit and Caledonia on October 8, 1812, Bisshopp's Raid on July 10, 1813, fitting the ships of war in September 1813, the burning of Black Rock on December 29, 1813, and the Battle of Scajaquada Creek Bridge on August 2, 1814.
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