HISTORY DISPATCH

The General Armstrong Privateer
In September 1814, in the Portuguese port of Fayal, of the Azores, a crew of American privateersmen defended the brig General Armstrong against an overwhelming British force.
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In the War of 1812 the little American Navy, including only a dozen frigates and sloops of war, won a series of victories against the English.
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The Battle of New Orleans was fought between the British and American Army (led by future president Andrew Jackson) in January 1815, shortly after the War of 1812 had ended.
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General Jackson After The Battle of New Orleans (Painting)
Artist Thomas Sully sketched General Andrew Jackson immediately after the Battle of New Orleans, and created the painting from his original drawing in 1870.
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The Battle of New Orleans (Painting)
General Andrew Jackson leads the defense against the red-coated British soldiers as they storm the American line at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815 during the War of 1812.
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12 at Midnight: The Hibernia Attempting to Run the Comet Down (Painting)
On January 11, 1814, during the War of 1812, the 16-gun schooner Comet (captained by Thomas Boyle - one of the most successful privateers) engaged the 22-gun Hibernia in the West Indies.
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