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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Battles. (search)
orth PointSept. 12, 1814 Fort McHenry (Bombardment of)Sept. 13, 1814 Fort BowerSept. 15, 1814 Fort Erie (Sortie from)Sept. 17, 1814 ChippewaOct. 15, 1814 Lyon's CreekOct. 19, 1814 PensacolaNov. 7, 1814 Villere‘s Plantation (New Orleans)Dec. 23, 1814 Rodriguez's Canal (New Orleans)Jan. 1, 1815 New OrleansJan. 8, 1815 Fort St. PhilipJan. 9, 1815 Point Petre (Ga.)Jan. 13, 1815 naval engagements. Chesapeake and Leopard (impressment, former defeated)June 22, 1807 President and Little Borth PointSept. 12, 1814 Fort McHenry (Bombardment of)Sept. 13, 1814 Fort BowerSept. 15, 1814 Fort Erie (Sortie from)Sept. 17, 1814 ChippewaOct. 15, 1814 Lyon's CreekOct. 19, 1814 PensacolaNov. 7, 1814 Villere's Plantation (New Orleans)Dec. 23, 1814 Rodriguez's Canal (New Orleans)Jan. 1, 1815 New OrleansJan. 8, 1815 Fort St. PhilipJan. 9, 1815 Point Petre (Ga.)Jan. 13, 1815 naval engagements. Chesapeake and Leopard (impressment, former defeated)June 22, 1807 President and Little B
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Orleans. (search)
that body might intend, to save the city, to offer a premature capitulation. Jackson directed Claiborne, in such a case, to arrest the members of the legislature. The governor misinterpreted the order, and, without waiting to know whether suspicions of its intentions were well founded, he placed a military guard at the door of the legislative hall and broke up the session. Remains of Rodriguez's Canal in 1861. Jackson's victory in 1814-15. The battle at Villereas plantation (Dec. 23, 1814) dispirited the British invaders, and in this condition Lieut.-Gen. Edward Pakenham, the hero of Salamanca, and one of Wellington's veteran officers, found them on his arrival on Christmas Day, with reinforcements, to take chief command. He was delighted to find under his command some of the best of Wellington's troops that fought on the Spanish Peninsula. He immediately prepared to effect the capture of New Orleans and the subjugation of Louisiana without delay. While Jackson was cas
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Taxes. (search)
icenses to retailers of wines, spirituous liquors, and foreign merchandise, and on notes of banks, etc., bonds and obligations discounted by banks, and on certain bills of exchange......Aug. 2, 1813 Direct tax of $3,000,000 imposed on States by counties......Aug. 2, 1813 Duties laid on carriages and harness, except those exclusively employed in husbandry......Dec. 15, 1814 Fifty per cent. added upon licenses to retailers of wines, etc., and 100 per cent. on sales by auction......Dec. 23, 1814 Direct tax of $6,000,000 laid upon the United States annually......Jan. 9, 1815 Internal-revenue tax of $1 per ton imposed on pig-iron; 1 cent per lb. on nails; also tax on candles, paper, hats, umbrellas, playing-cards, boots, tobacco, leather, etc., and an annual duty on household furniture, and gold and silver watches, by act......Jan. 18, 1815 Internal-revenue tax on gold and silver and plated ware, jewelry, and paste-work manufactured within the United States......Feb. 27,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Louisiana, (search)
et, pass resolutions of loyalty, and address the people......Sept. 15, 1814 Flotilla sails from New Orleans against the pirates, who prepare to resist, but abandon nine ships to the Americans......Sept. 18, 1814 General Jackson arrives at New Orleans......Dec. 2, 1814 British threaten New Orleans and capture gunboats under Lieut. Thos. A. C. Jones......Dec. 14, 1814 Battle at Villereas plantation, 12 miles from New Orleans; the English advance repulsed by General Jackson......Dec. 23, 1814 Battle at Chalmette's plantation; British repulsed......Dec. 28, 1814 Battle at Rodriguez Canal......Jan. 1, 1815 Battle of New Orleans....Jan. 8, 1815 Unsuccessful attack on Fort St. Philip by the British......Jan. 9-18, 1815 British General Lambert abandons expedition against New Orleans......Jan. 19, 1815 General Jackson orders all French subjects having certificates of discharge to return to the interior, Feb. 28. Has Louallier arrested as a spy; Hall, as abetting a m
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Villereas plantation, battle of. (search)
their presence at Villereas was unknown in the city. It was a mistake. Jackson was fully informed of their movements, and in the afternoon of the 23d issued orders for a march to meet the invaders; and Commodore Patterson was directed to proceed down the Mississippi with such vessels as might be in readiness to flank the British at Villereas. At 7 P. M. the armed schooner Carolina, Captain Henley, the only vessel ready, dropped down the river in the darkness and Map of operations, December 23, 1814. anchored within musket-shot of the centre of the British camp. She immediately opened fire from her batteries, and in the course of ten minutes killed or wounded 100 men. The British extinguished their camp-fires, and poured upon the Carolina a shower of rockets and bullets, but with little effect. In less than half an hour the schooner drove the invaders from their camp in great confusion. Meantime Jackson was pressing forward to the attack, piloted by Colonel De la Ronde and Ge
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), War of 1812, (search)
es on Chippewa with a force of 6,000 men......Oct. 13, 1814 General Izard, after a skirmish with the British near Chippewa, Oct. 19, retires to the Niagara River, opposite Black Rock......Oct. 21, 1814 Fort Erie abandoned and blown up by the United States troops......Nov. 5, 1814 British approach New Orleans......Dec. 22, 1814 General Jackson attacks the command of General Keane on Villereas plantation, about 9 miles below the city, and checks its advance on the night of......Dec. 23, 1814 He intrenches about 7 miles below the city......Dec. 24, 1814 [His line, extending at right angles to the river, reached to a cypress swamp about 1 1/2 miles distant, and was protected by rudely constructed breastworks of cotton bales and earth, with a shallow ditch in front. At the extreme left of this line was stationed the brigade of General Coffee, 800 strong; then came Carroll's brigade, about 1,400 men, while the right towards the river was held by 1,300 men under Colonel Ro