War of 1812
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- Unprepared for the War
- Battle of Lake Erie Sept.1813
- Battle Of Horseshoe Bend-Early 1814
- The Americans were unprepared for War the fighting force was small and ill-prepared the regular army had less than 12,000 soldiers 5,000 whom were new recruits
- White House Burned 8/1814
- The Battle of Lake Erie and started on Sept. 1813 The British sailed out to face the Americans in a bloody battle
- Treaty of Ghent Dec. 1814
- The Battle of Horseshoe Bend started in the early 1814 Andrew Jackson led US forces 550 people died in the battle
- Battle of New Orleans January 1815
- In 1814 the British sailed into the Chesapeake Bay and overpowered the American Militia on the outskirts and they went to the capital and they started to burn down everything in the Capital
- On Dec.1814 the American and the British representatives met Ghent to sign a peace agreement the treaty of Ghent did not change any existing borders even neural rights had become a dead issue since Napoleon's defeat
- The Battle of New Orleans was on January 1815 the British advanced on New Orleans the red coats were no match for Jackson Soldiers hundreds of British soldiers were killed the Americans won and Andrew Jackson became a hero whose fame would help him win presidency in 1828
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