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Loading... The Lion and the Union: The Anglo-American War 1812-15by Kate Caffrey
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Caffrey records the social, political, and economic scenes on both sides of the Atlantic and introduces readers to the principal players. Readers observe the two countries slide and stumble into war as farce. The British enter Washington, the President flees, troops set fire to several buildings, steal some flour, and leave. An American general marches 40,000 recruits to the Canadian border; they refuse to cross; he marches them home again. British and American warships cruise the Great Lakes largely avoiding each other. The great battle of the war takes place after the signing of the peace treaty. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)973.5History and Geography North America United States 1809-1845LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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