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Between the United States forces and Indian territory. Tecumseh was recruiting allies when Harrison came. The Natives fought early the next morning. The Prophet, brother of Shawnee chief Tecumseh, attacked Indiana Territory Gov.William Henry Harrison’s force at dawn. After hand-to-hand combat, the natives fled.
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The United States declared war on England, then the greatest power on earth, to preserve "Free Trade and Sailors' Rights." The British, while at war with France, had interfered with U.S. trade and had boarded American ships to force sailors into service on their ships.
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Two hundred years ago, British and American fleets clashed—not on the high seas, but on a Great Lake. U.S. Navy Master Commandant Oliver Perry scored a comprehensive victory and in the immediate aftermath penned one of the most iconic phrases in American history.
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The facilities of the U.S. government, including the White House and U.S.Capitol, were largely destroyed.The British commander's orders to burn only public buildings and strict discipline among the British troops are credited with preserving the city's private buildings.
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American forces under General Andrew Jackson defeated British forces on January 8, 1815, several weeks after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, which had officially ended the war. Neither group of troops had gotten the news by the time the battle began.
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An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington combined with a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blücher.
