MARCH 11TH, 1815: The HMS Leander captured the USS Levant near the Cape Verdes Islands, It had been captured by the USS Constitution on February 20th.
The USS Constitution and USS Cyane (which had also been captured on the 20th) escaped.
--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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