During this war, a ship named Java was destroyed off the coast of Brazil, three months after the Guerriere and the HMS Macedonian were beaten.  
During this war, a ship named Java was destroyed off the coast of Brazil, three months after the Guerriere and the HMS Macedonian were beaten.  The invaded country lost to a force situated on Tangier Island which used rockets at Bladensburg. Its bloodiest battle was Lundy's Lane, and Oliver Hazard Perry's ships won at its Battle of Lake Erie. Agitated for by "War Hawks" dissatisfied with naval impressment, during it Pakenham lost at New Orleans three weeks after its technical end via the Treaty of Ghent. For 10 points, name this conflict during which Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" and Washington DC was burnt by the British under James Madison's tenure.
During this war, a ship named Java was destroyed off the coast of Brazil, three months after the Guerriere and the HMS Macedonian were beaten.  
War of 1812