NOVEMBER 25, 1814: The British fleet sets sail from Jamaica, heading for New Orleans.
NOVEMBER 27, 1814: The British negotiators in Ghent, Belgium, drop the "utis posseditis" offer during the peace negotiations. They no longer insisted upon keep "captured territory."
NOVEMBER: Unable to pay debts in specie (gold) as required by law, the U.S. government offers to pay wartime debts in paper. Most banks refuse to accept treasury notes as security and war bonds fell to 60 cents on the dollar.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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