HIST 3071 Lecture : Lecture 6 Notes
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Topic: the battle of new orleans an iconic american military victory. Recorded song in 1959, became a hit in 1960. It"s a celebratory victory for the united states (this song has a greater meaning to americans) 200th anniversary of the battle of new orleans (huge reenactment) June 18, 1812: president madison declared war on the british. Very heavily divided vote in congress about wanting to go to war. Impressment (the british navy was not a glamourous institution to be a part of) British disdain for america and its independence. British strategy: divide and conquer: blockade coastal ports, ground forces would move. Fair amount of fighting in the great lakes region. August 1814: when the british took control of washington d. c. , they burned many of the buildings in the area including the white house. Plans for attacking and defending gulf coast went ahead. Owed the british a debt of retaliatory vengeance .
