Essentials of United States history . MEXICO CMHEr-^Qj^la ^^.—.?^. Field of Operations in the War of 1812. from the city. Before she went, Mrs. Madison carefullyFlight secreted Stuarts famous portrait of Washington of the and the original draft of the Declaration of Inde- President. pendence and thus saved them. So hurried wasthe retreat from the White House that the Presidents dinnerremained upon the table, where the British soldiers found it MADISONS ADMINISTRATION (1809-1817) 213 and feasted upon it. After burning these buildings the Brit-ish army retreated. 253. The Star-Spangled Banner. —
Essentials of United States history . MEXICO CMHEr-^Qj^la ^^.—.?^. Field of Operations in the War of 1812. from the city. Before she went, Mrs. Madison carefullyFlight secreted Stuarts famous portrait of Washington of the and the original draft of the Declaration of Inde- President. pendence and thus saved them. So hurried wasthe retreat from the White House that the Presidents dinnerremained upon the table, where the British soldiers found it MADISONS ADMINISTRATION (1809-1817) 213 and feasted upon it. After burning these buildings the Brit-ish army retreated. 253. The Star-Spangled Banner. — They sailed away tothreaten Baltimore, but the fleet was unable to pass FortMcHenry. All day and until late at night the bombardmentcontinued, but at dawn the American fiag was still wavingover the fort. During the night Francis S. Key row^ed out tothe British flag-ship, under a flag of truce, in an effort to geta personal friend paroled. The Admiral detained him on. From the painting by Carter. The Battle of New Orleans. board the flag-ship till morning. At dawn Key beheld withjoy the stars and stripes still waving, and on the inspirationof the moment he wrote the popular national hymn, TheStar-Spangled Banner. The British, having failed to cap-ture Baltimore, sailed away. 254. The Battle of New Orleans. — The British armythen directed its operations farther south. On the 8th ofJanuary, 1815, was fought the decisive battle of New Orleans. 214 ESSENTIALS OP UNITED STATES HISTORY General Andrew Jackson, having repulsed the British army atPensacola, had hastened to New Orleans, feehng sure that theenemy would make its next attack there. Jacksons army,although composed of excellent fighting material, — bravefrontiersmen used to rough border fights, — was utterly un-disciphned as to mihtary strategy and tactics. The Britisharmy, on the other hand, was made up of well-trained soldiersled by superior officers, under the command of Sir EdwardPakenh
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