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A narrative of the campaigns of the British army at Washington and New Orleans
George R. Gleig left divinity school in 1813 to join the British army in the fight against Napoleon Bonaparte. After Bonaparte's defeat, Gleig was sent to the United States for the final months of the War of 1812. He not only participated in the…
Sewall House
Owned by Mr. Sewall, 1814 the house had been rented by Albert Gallatin and further sublet to local residents. Americans, possibly members of the retreating militia, fired shots at the British as they entered the city. No British soldiers were wounded…
When we remarked
Most of the content in this issue of the National Intelligencer was reprinted from the Baltimore Patriot. The offices of the Intelligencer were torn down and the printing mechanisms destroyed by British soldiers at the express orders of Admiral…
