. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. ve hundredveterans under Sir Edward Pakenham, ad-vanced ao-ainst New Orleans to fio-lit thelast battle of the war (January 8, 1815). General Jackson had built a strong breast-work of cotton bales, behind ^vllich theAndiew Jackson. riflemen froiu Kentucky, Tennessee, andMississippi awaited the attack. The British fought bravely,but were driven back with slaughter. Nearly twenty-fivehundred of their men were reported as killed, wounded ormissing, while the Americans lost but seventy-nine. 6. THE NAVY IN THE WAR. In spite of
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. ve hundredveterans under Sir Edward Pakenham, ad-vanced ao-ainst New Orleans to fio-lit thelast battle of the war (January 8, 1815). General Jackson had built a strong breast-work of cotton bales, behind ^vllich theAndiew Jackson. riflemen froiu Kentucky, Tennessee, andMississippi awaited the attack. The British fought bravely,but were driven back with slaughter. Nearly twenty-fivehundred of their men were reported as killed, wounded ormissing, while the Americans lost but seventy-nine. 6. THE NAVY IN THE WAR. In spite of the great strength of the Bi-itish, our sailorsgained many glorious victories, and did their full duty duringthis war. First the Essex captured the British brig Alert; then theConst it nfloii attacked the British shij) (riierriere^ and, in a(juarter of an hour, had riddled her hull, shot away her masts,and killed so many of her men that she suriendered. Soon after this our Wasp captured the British Frolic^ afteran engagement so deadly that, when the Americans boarded.
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