DECEMBER 1, 1814: Major General Jackson arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana, and commences preparations for the defense of that city.
DECEMBER 2ND, 1814 British Naval forces under Captain Robert Barrie shell and seize the town of Tappahannock, Virginia, on the Rappahannock River. He was assisted by three companies of Colonial Marines, all former slaves. He left two days later after ransacking homes and torching two jails and the court house.
--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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