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| | War of 1812 |
 | | The last official battle of the war, the Battle of Baltimore, convinced the British that they didn't have the troops to keep on fighting this war and fighting Napoleon, which they had been doing in Europe for most of the War of 1812 as well. |
 | | Ironically, commanders for neither side in the South heard of the treaty before the Battle of New Orleans, in January 1815. |
 | | This fun, illustrated article examines the causes, battles, and aftermath of the war. |
| www.socialstudiesforkids.com /wwww/us/warof1812def.htm (267 words) |
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