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of arms of the war took place at New Orleans, and 

 the only military genius that the struggle developed 

 was Andrew Jackson. His deeds are worthy of all 

 praise, and the battle he won was in many ways so 

 peculiar as to make it well worth a much closer study 

 than it has yet received. It was by far the most 

 prominent event of the war; it was a victory which 

 reflected high honor on the general and soldiers who 

 won it, and it was in its way as remarkable as any 

 of the great battles that took place about the same 

 time in Europe. Such being the case, I have de 

 voted a chapter to its consideration at the conclusion 

 of the chapters devoted to the naval operations. 



As before said, the other campaigns on land do 

 not deserve very minute attention ; but, for the sake 

 of rendering the account of the battle of New Or 

 leans more intelligible, I will give a hasty sketch 

 of the principal engagements that took place else 

 where. 



The war opened in mid-summer of 1812, by the 

 campaign of General Hull on the Michigan frontier. 

 With two or three thousand raw troops he invaded 

 Canada. About the same time Fort Mackinaw was 

 surrendered by its garrison of 60 Americans to a 

 British and Indian force of 600. Hull's campaign 

 was unfortunate from the beginning. Near Browns- 

 town the American Colonel Van Home, with some 

 200 men, was ambushed and routed by Tecumseh 

 and his Indians. In revenge Colonel Miller, with 

 600 Americans, at Maguaga attacked 150 British 



