The darkest day: 1814
by Muller, Charles G.
Series: Great battles of history Published by : J. B. Lippencott Company (Philadelphia) Physical details: 232 p Year: 1963| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 973.5238 Mul (Browse shelf) | Available | 29540 |
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| 973.52 War The War of 1812 | 973.523 Mah The War of 1812 | 973.5238 Coz A brutal reckoning : | 973.5238 Mul The darkest day: 1814 | 973.5239 Kil Andrew Jackson and the miracle of New Orleans : | 973.5239 Rei The British at the gates | 973.525 Roo The naval war of 1812 : |
In the first two years of the War of 1812, the young American nation suffered setbacks at the hands of its British foe, but the most humiliating defeat occurred in August 1814, when the British navy sailed up the Potomac and landed troops near the city of Washington. The British routed the Americans at the battle of Bladensburg on the city's outskirts and then proceeded to sack Washington, burning the White House and Capitol building, and forcing President Madison and other politicians to flee. The town of Alexandria fell next, but the reeling Americans finally made a stand outside Baltimore, led by the spirited resistance of Ft. McHenry. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent in December 1814, restoring the relationship between the U.S. and Britain to prewar conditions. This was the first severe test of the new American nation and confirmed that the country would retain the independence won a quarter-century earlier.
In The Darkest Day, Charles G. Muller explains the political crisis that precipitated America's "second war of independence" and then provides an accurate and colorful account of the campaign's land and naval engagements, using official documents and eyewitness reports from both sides.
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