The Sack of Hampton
Lt. Col. Napier picked up an American Rutherford rifle found on the battlefield, and that gun is now at the Hampton History Museum.
After the battle, the French troops, members of the "Independent Companies of Foreigners" went on a rampage of stealing, raping and pillaging.
The British departed a destroyed town on June 27, 2013. several bodies were found in the ruins.
There are conflicting reports as to what happened.
--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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