From Wikipedia.
The British fleet consisted of 1 ship-of-the-line, 6 frigates, 2 bomb-vessels and two schooners. British losses were 3 killed and 5 wounded. U.S. losses were 1 killed, 4 wounded and 9 missing as well as two gunboats captured.
British Ships:
Albion
Dragon--74-guns
Regulus-- 44-guns
Brune-- 56-guns
Severn-- 40-guns
Hebrus-- 36-guns
Rota-- 38-guns
Primrose-- 18 guns
Terror and Devastation, 8-guns each (bomb-vessels)
Canso and Whiting-- 12-guns (schooners)
--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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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
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