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Hear how this brave woman lived before and after her perilous journey in service to her country. A raiding party of 50 men were sent to cause a lot of trouble and then leave before they could be caught. James FitzGibbon, a British soldier, was considered by the Americans to be the worst trouble-maker. He set up camp with his men about 32 kilometers from the Homestead.

During the week of June 21st, Lt. FitzGibbon, had captured three American soldiers. American Captain Cyrenius Chapin, still angry about his men being captured, made the mistake of boasting about a plan to attack Lt. The plan was to march men on Decew House to capture the enemy and secure the house.

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Laura overheard everything. She and her husband, James, made a plan for her to walk the 32 kilometers to Decew House on June 22nd to warn Lt. FitzGibbon about the attack before the Americans would make it. This victory prevented the American forces from coming any further into Canada.