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- NAVAL FORCESDESTROYED
- Severely Underprepared -- 1812
- WAR OF 1812
- ~75,000
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- SELECTED
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- MILITIAMEN
- VICTORY
- The Battle of Lake Erie -- September, 1813
- Level 1
- DESTROYED
- DESTROYED
- DESTROYED
- DESTROYED
- DEFEAT
- DEFEAT
- The Battle of Horseshoe Bend -- March, 1814
- THIS IS ANDREW JACKSONBY THE WAY
- Level 2
- VICTORY
- Upon entry into the war against Britain, the U.S. "military" was composed of ~97,000 troops; those being mostly militia.
- The Destruction of D.C. -- August, 1814
- ~12,000
- VICTORY
- SOLDIERS
- WELCOME TOWASHINGTON D.C.
- An American naval force is sent to take Lake Erie from the British. During the battle, the British ships are destroyed and the lake is seized by the Americans.
- Champlain, Not Champions -- September, 1814
- WELCOME TOGHENT, BELGIUM
- Andrew Jackson leads American troops in an attack against the native Creeks, during which upwards of 550 Creeks are killed.
- Nearly Over -- December, 1814
- British forces sail into Chesapeake Bay and launch an offensive on Washington, D.C. British soldiers set fire to any government building in sight, including the White House and Capitol.
- 10,000 British soldiers enter New York from Canada in hopes of seizing Plattsburgh. However, following the defeat of British naval forces in the area, the invaders retreat back into Canada.
- "Hm.. maybe not."
- American and British representatives meet in Belgium and sign the Treaty of Ghent. However, soldiers were not informed of the treaty until January of 1815, when the Battle of New Orleans is fought.
- TREATY OF GHENT
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