Young folks' history of the United States . LIEUTENANT PERRY. BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS. 251 year (1814), the British troops took and plundered The thirdmany towns on the southern coast, and finally burned the Capitol, and the presidents house at also attacked New Orleans, which was defendedby Gen. Andrew Jackson, with a much smaller forcethan that brought against it. He built breastworks of£Otton-bales, and fought from behind them, repulsing. PEKRY S VICTORY. the attacking army of twelve thousand, with the lossof but seven Americans killed. This happened Jan. 8,181 c, and
Young folks' history of the United States . LIEUTENANT PERRY. BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS. 251 year (1814), the British troops took and plundered The thirdmany towns on the southern coast, and finally burned the Capitol, and the presidents house at also attacked New Orleans, which was defendedby Gen. Andrew Jackson, with a much smaller forcethan that brought against it. He built breastworks of£Otton-bales, and fought from behind them, repulsing. PEKRY S VICTORY. the attacking army of twelve thousand, with the lossof but seven Americans killed. This happened Jan. 8,181 c, and was the last battle of the war; indeed, the Treaty of «J Ghent. treaty of Ghent had been signed a fortnight beforethe battle (Dec. 24, 1814); making peace between thetwo nations, though the news of this peace had not yetreached the armies at New Orleans. It is a remark- 252 YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. Thirtyyears of able fact, that the treaty of Ghent said not a word inregard to the right of search on board of Americanvessels, the very thing about which the war had beenchiefly waged. But the bravery and success of theUnited States navy had virtually settled that dispute;and no further trouble ever arose about it. Thusended the War of 1812, sometimes called the LateWar, between the United States and Great that time, in spite of some temporary disagree-ments, there has been peace between the two greatEnglish-speaking nations ; and it is to be
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