The Last Skirmish of the War of 1812 - New Orleans
America’s conflict with Britain was finally ended with the Treaty of Ghent which was signed in Belgium on December 24, 1814 and later ratified on Feb. 16, 1815. However, that news was slow to reach New Orleans.
Fierce fighting had taken place there for five months with heavy casualties on both sides. These were the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812. Victory was finally decided on January 8, 1815 (two weeks after the treaty) when approximately 10,000 British troops were maneuvering under darkness and heavy fog to take on General Andrew Jackson’s Tennessee and Kentucky sharpshooters.
In truth, the Americans were a motley assortment of militia fighters, frontiersmen, slaves, Native Americans, and even pirates. Providential changes in the weather once again swung events to the advantage of the Americans. As the British drew near, the fog suddenly lifted. In just half an hour 2,042 British were killed or wounded, compared to only 71 American casualties.
Click the link below for a short video about the Battle of New Orleans:
A political and philosophical war for the soul of America is currently underway, potentially carrying the possibility of open (un)civil warfare once again.
Thankfully, a peaceful means of blocking further Federal overreach and corruption lies within the provisions of Article V of the US Constitution. This can only be done, though, if the state legislatures agree to meet soon to discuss, propose, and ratify amendments that return government more closely to what the original Constitution intended. It is our freedoms and our way of life that will be saved by a convention of our states.
Learn the details about how state legislators can rein in the Federal government, set term limits for Congress, and promote fiscal responsibility at the Federal level. Go to: www.conventionofstates.com.
Reference
Susie Federer and William J. Federer, December 12, 2012, Miracles in American History: 32 Amazing Stories of Answered Prayer, Amerisearch, Inc., publisher, 108-110.
