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The British at the gates : the New Orleans campaign in the War of 1812

Title
The British at the gates : the New Orleans campaign in the War of 1812 / by Robin Reilly.
Author
Reilly, Robin.
Publication
  • New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1974]
  • ©1974.

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Description
379 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits; 24 cm
Summary
In 1814, the final year of the War of 1812, Britain mounted a massive seaborne assault against the United States. The British burned Washington, forcing President Madison and his cabinet to flee, but the Americans succeeded in fending off an assault on Baltimore (commemorated in the words of the American National Anthem). By the end of 1812 the British had sailed southward to launch a bold attack on New Orleans, which was defeated by the Americans under the inspired leadership of Andrew Jackson.Reilly's account of the Battle of New Orleans and the events that led up to it was first published to great acclaim in 1974. It is still regarded by many experts as unsurpassed.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Military history
  • History
  • Military history.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 360-366.
Contents
War in Europe 1803-1807 -- Blockade and impressment -- Drift to war -- Territorial ambition -- The Twelfth Congress -- 1812 -- The burning of York -- The 1813 campaigns -- America secures its frontiers -- Mission for peace -- The destruction of Washington -- The threat to the South -- Crescent City -- The Baratarian dilemma -- Jackson in New Orleans -- The British Expedition -- The first battle -- Christmas Eve treaty -- Pakenham takes command -- Reconnaissance and failure -- Preparation for battle -- The eighth of January -- Retreat -- Resentment and ingratitude -- An end and a beginning.
ISBN
  • 0399112669
  • 9780399112669
LCCN
73087203
OCLC
  • ocm00839952
  • 839952
  • SCSB-586625
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library