From Wikipedia.
Fort Bowyer was a short-lived American earthen and stockade fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay. The British attacked it twice.
The first time was in September 1814 and they were unsuccessful causing the British to turn their attention from Mobile to New Orleans..
The second attack, yesterday 200 years ago, was successful and now the British had a shot at capturing Mobile.
Between 1819 and 1834, the United States built the masonry Fort Morgan on the site of Fort Bowyer. Fort Morgan became a main part of Confederate defenses during the Civil War.
--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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