Caroline Abbott and War of 1812-- Part 3: The War Is Over

There are six books in the Caroline Abbott series.  The last two have a whole lot to do with the War of 1812, which, of course is of interest to us.

The "Caroline's Battle" book which I covered in the last two posts was the fifth in the series.  The sixth also has a lot to do with the war, "Changes for Caroline."

Here is a summary of events covered in this book:

** How the Americans and British  sought to end the war, culminating in the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814.

**  The Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815,  between American and British forces unaware that the war was over, resulted in a crashing American victory.

**  Celebration of the war's end as news spread across the United States.

**  The War of 1812 resulted in status quo ante bellum, with heavy military and civilian losses and neither the British or American sides gaining or losing territory.

--Brock-Perry