The leader of one side in this conflict was nearly captured following that side's disastrous defeat at the Battle of Bladensburg. One naval battle in this conflict saw the victorious commander transfer his flag to the USS Niagara before delivering the message "we have met the enemy and they are ours." Jean Lafite's pirates helped Andrew Jackson win the Battle of New Orleans in this conflict, even though the Treaty of Ghent had ended it months before. For 10 points, name this war fought in the namesake year that saw the burning of the White Hous
The leader of one side in this conflict was nearly captured following that side's disastrous defeat at the Battle of Bladensburg. One naval battle in this conflict saw the victorious commander transfer his flag to the USS Niagara before delivering the message "we have met the enemy and they are ours." Jean Lafite's pirates helped Andrew Jackson win the Battle of New Orleans in this conflict, even though the Treaty of Ghent had ended it months before. For 10 points, name this war fought in the namesake year that saw the burning of the White House.
The leader of one side in this conflict was nearly captured following that side's disastrous defeat at the Battle of Bladensburg.
War of {1812}