All dates 1814.
NOV. 26-- 60 British warships depart Negril Bay, Jamaica, for New Orleans.
DEC. 1-- Jackson arrives in New Orleans.
DEC. 12-- British fleet arrives at Lake Borgne, Louisiana.
DEC. 13-- William Carroll, who replaced Jackson as commander of the Tennessee militia arrives at Natchez with three regiments.
DEC. 14-- British defeat American gunboats at Lake Borgne.
DEC. 22-- British troops land on Bayou Bienvenu.
--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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