Lesson 59: The War

When the War of 1812 broke out,  America was not very well prepared and was losing until around 1813 when they became battle-hardened and gained a victory over Britain at Lake Erie.
 A year later, the British formed a plan to end the war once and for all by sending in a force of 11,000 soldiers to attack and destroy where-ever they went. They even burned the White House down.

Eventually the British began to lose more and more battles and signed a peace treaty on the Christmas Eve of 1814.
 The war ended in a draw, the fighting was halted, and conquered land was returned to both sides