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Originally Posted by GunnyL  "The Bucaneer" with Yul Brynner as Jean Lafitte and Charleton Heston as Andrew Jackson centers on the Battle for New Orleans with the usual Hollyweird melodrama added. The battle actually took place after a peace agreement had been reached between the US and Britain.
The War of 1812 is not high on the list of "Great Moments in American History" considering they British sacked Washington DC, burned the Capitol, and sent its inhabitants scampering into the countryside. We actually were getting our asses rather soundly kicked for the most part of the war.
A movie about the Battle of Ft McHenry (I believe it is actually the Battle for Baltimore Harbor -- not sure) would be rather boring. British ships and Ft McHenry exchanging cannon-fire. |
Gunny, I believe you are thinking of the Battle of New Orleans, in 1815, where the armistace was signed, but not Jackson or his British counterparts?
Often called the 'Second American Revolution,' the War of 1812 accomplished nothing tangible for either side. However, during this war, America came together as a country, one that really did hold together without major schisms for the next 30 years or so.
* The American character coalesced as separate from Europe
* The Congress was convinced to fund a peacetime military
* It made 'permanent' the Revolution's outcome
* It made the western boundaries more secure