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=Additions...= Robbie Babb __Weopones used in the war__: http://www.militaryheritage.com/musket1. / htm http://www.militaryheritage.com/pistol6.htm 1) 3rd model Brown Bass Musket: this gun in a mussel loading weapon, very light and a shorter then most muskets. it has a 39 inch barrel and there were over 3 million of them made during the war. 2) British land Patter Cavalry pistol: The weapon was used in case they couldn't reload there muskets. It was set up just like a musket and was used as a cavalryman's equipment. It was also a very light weight gun.__Generals, Commanders:__ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Sheaffe / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson Andrew Jackson: the 7th presedent of the United States. Roger Hale Sheaffe: He was an American-Born General for the British army in the first part of the 19th century.
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__Equipment:__ http://warof1812.ca/b_tent.htm 1) Blanket tents: These were used for cover from the elements like rain. This was mainly used by the British army. http://www.northwestjournal.ca/wedgetnt.gif

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"There were more British regular troops in North America when the War of 1812 broke out than there were men in the U.S. Regular army.

The battle of Bladensburg in August 1814 was the only battle in American history where the President, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of State were all present. The Americans lost.

The British army in Canada lived largely on American beef smuggled openly across the borders of New York and Vermont.

James Madison was the only president to face enemy gunfire WHILE IN OFFICE. When the British invaded and burned Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812, Madison took command of a battery of artillery, exercising his authority as commander-in-chief

Late News: The last major battle of the war was fought at New Orleans on 8 January 1815, 15 days after the peace treaty was signed between Britain and the United States." ([|Source])

J.J.-D.H.-The War of 1812 was basically the British's attempt to take the Americans freedom and make them British citizens again. Weapons were slightly more modern than during the Revolution but the tactics remained the same.

N.T.D. people: Michael woolston Ash Battle: The Battle of the Mississinewa, 1812 Weapon: British Baker Rifle Pic Equipment: ** Haversacks ** pic