British forces burned Washington, D.C. in August 1814, then attempted to capture ... would help make him president in 1829.

Certainly, the Battle of New Orleans, the last major battle of the war, was wholly unnecessary. The war had been brought to a close a fortnight earlier by the Treaty of Ghent on December 24 1814.

Historic New Orleans Collection By Autumn 1814, the United States of America ... These munitions would prove critically important when the Battle of New Orleans broke out. The British delegation ...