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Laura Secord (a canadian heroine of the War of 1812) on her journey to warn the British.
Laura Secord is credited with providing the warning to British forces which led to the surrender of 500 Americans troops at Beaver Dams. The story goes that she had overheard a conversation between American troops about the presence of Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. Boerstler’s force in the vicinity.
So, early on the morning of June 23rd, 1813, she left her home and walked cross-country to warn Colonel Fitzgibbon and his company of 49th Foot about the approach of American forces.