Battle of New Orleans.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

November 1813 Timeline-- Part 5


NOVEMBER 10TH: British gunboats commanded by Royal Navy Captain William Mulcaster engage American gunboats protecting the flotilla of boats carrying Major General Wilkinson's army on the St. Lawrence River.

The British withdrew when they came under effective American artillery from the shore of the river.

--Brock-Perry

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