060 The War of 1812: End Game

The last year of the war, 1815, saw some success and failures for
both the British and the Americans. The Americans had some
success on the northern border, fighting some of the bloodiest
battles of the entire war. While they fought the British to a
stalemate, it showed how far the Americans had come. In spite of
these successes, British naval power allowed them to land in the
Chesapeake and attack the nation's capital, burning many of the
public buildings to the ground. In contrast, the British attack
on Baltimore failed. In the end, it is fair to say that after
several years of war, they fought themselves to a draw. Peace
negotiations, in the meantime, had advanced to the point of a
agreeing to a provisional treaty, but not before the final
British attack took place at New Orleans. A busy year. A useless
war? You decide.


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