The War of 1812 was the most ignoble, ineptly fought American conflict of the nineteenth century. This history, extracted from Henry Adam{u2019}s nine-volume work, {u2018}History of the United States during the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison (1889-1891){u2019}, illuminates that unpopular, blunder-filled conflict.

Originally published: Washington : The Infantry Journal, 1944. Includes index.

Invasion of Canada -- Hull's surrender -- The Niagara campaign -- Naval battles -- The river raisin -- Proctor and Perry -- The battle of the Thames -- Dearborn's campaign -- Wilkinson's campaign -- Mobile and Fort Mims -- Campaigns among the creeks -- The blockade -- "Chesapeake" and "Argus" -- Privateering -- Monroe and Armstrong -- Chippawa and Lundy{u2019}s Lane -- Fort Erie -- Plattsburg -- Bladensburg -- Baltimore -- Sloops of war and privateers -- Exhaustion -- Congress and the army -- The Hartford convention -- New Orleans in danger -- The artillery battle -- The battle of New Orleans -- The meeting at Ghent -- The treaty of Ghent -- The close of hostilities -- Observations on the American character.