. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. TTLES ON LAND. This country, however, was not prepared for war. Theyears after the Revolution had been passed in building upour commerce and manufactures, and encouraging the arts ofpeace. Our navy ^vas small, and our little army hardlydeserv^ed the name, while England had a great navy, and apowerful army. Canada was in the hands of the British, and for nearly twoyears the English land forces weregenerally victorious. But in 1813,General Harrison invaded Canada andattacked General Proctor and Tecum-seh at the river Thames
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. TTLES ON LAND. This country, however, was not prepared for war. Theyears after the Revolution had been passed in building upour commerce and manufactures, and encouraging the arts ofpeace. Our navy ^vas small, and our little army hardlydeserv^ed the name, while England had a great navy, and apowerful army. Canada was in the hands of the British, and for nearly twoyears the English land forces weregenerally victorious. But in 1813,General Harrison invaded Canada andattacked General Proctor and Tecum-seh at the river Thames. In tenminutes Tecumseh was killed, Proctorwas fleeing, and the English had sur-rendered. Then, ill 1814, General Browndefeated the British at Chippewa, and General Scott wonfame for himself and for the nation at the battle of LundysLane. The powerful English fleet made descents on our coast and plundered many places. They landed an army on the shores of Chesapeake Bay, took AVashingtoii and destroyed the capitol, the Congressional Library and many other Winfield Scott.
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