Project Gutenberg 2006-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 96 Gleig, G. R. (George Robert) 1796 1888 Gleig, George Robert The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 Produced by Geoffrey Cowling "The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815" by Rev. G. R. Gleig is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book provides a detailed narrative of the British military campaigns against the United States during the War of 1812, particularly focusing on the expeditions to Washington D.C. and New Orleans. An authentic recounting is promised, with insights drawn from the author's personal journal. At the start of the narrative, the author reflects on the sentiments among his comrades following the end of hostilities in Europe and the anticipation of being deployed to America for further military engagement. He describes the transition from a state of war in Europe to the looming challenges of the American campaign, highlighting the mix of relief and concern felt by the soldiers as they contemplate their potential roles in the conflict. Gleig emphasizes the significance of their experiences, aiming to preserve the actions and sufferings of those involved in the campaigns, regardless of the disheartening nature of the events that transpired. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815 United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Capture by the British, 1814 E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 534734 534925 2024-09-08T07:38:03.163730 2023-09-08T09:43:11.368449 text/html text/html 533022 2020-06-26T05:13:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 193756 2020-06-26T05:13:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 311937 2024-09-08T07:38:11.483688 application/epub+zip 311516 2024-09-08T07:38:05.864733 application/epub+zip 308399 2024-09-08T07:38:04.860756 application/epub+zip 599687 2024-09-08T07:38:16.085693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570893 2024-09-08T07:38:10.763750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389457 2022-09-09T03:59:50.757761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521853 2024-09-08T07:38:02.732756 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 520006 2020-06-26T05:13:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 192123 2020-06-26T05:13:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 521675 2020-06-26T05:13:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 192491 2020-06-26T05:13:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20257 2024-09-08T07:38:16.233671 application/rdf+xml 25388 2024-09-08T07:38:05.231749 image/jpeg 4603 2024-09-08T07:38:05.049743 image/jpeg 269142 2024-09-08T07:38:03.209765 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia