the americans were unprepared for war with poorly train soldiers
white house burned 8/1814
The Americans fought the british on the Lake after a bloody naval battle the americans war.
treaty of ghent
 andrew jackson took them to the creek and won the land 
 the battle of new oeland 1815
On August 24, 1814, as the War of 1812 raged on, invading British troops marched into Washington and set fire to the U.S. Capitol, the President's Mansion, and other local landmarks.
The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812. Signed in Ghent, Belgium, on Christmas Eve, 1814, it was approved by the British Parliament on December 30; the United States Senate approved it for ratification on February 16, 1815.
The Battle of New Orleans is referred to by many historians as the greatest American land victory of the war. American troops, led by future President Andrew Jackson, defeated the much larger British force, which bolstered U.S. hopes for a speedy end to the war