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The War of 1812

An 1816 description of the Battle of Baltimore and the Battle of New Orleans.

An 1816 description of the Battle of Baltimore and the Battle of New Orleans.

Citation Information: Excerpt from “The Naval temple: containing a complete history of the battles fought by the Navy of the United States,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/4e1c117646d34e36a4527fd4d18fd6f9.

Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

Courtesy of The New York Public Library via HathiTrust.

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A medallion commemorating the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813.

An 1816 description of the Battle of Baltimore and the Battle of New Orleans.

A sheet of music from 1814 with the tune and words to “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Andrew Jackson’s own description, in a letter to James Monroe, of the final conflict of the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815.

An image of the USS Constitution capturing the British ships Levant and Cyane on February 20, 1815.

A letter from Benjamin Hawkins to Georgia Governor Peter Early discussing the Treaty of Ghent and the end of the war, February 26, 1815.

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