Further and ironically, Britain later went to at war with America in 1812 while still at war with France. Britain embarked on the Gulf Campaign to try to take New Orleans and possibly all of the Louisiana Territory (after financing its purchase)

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оld gift for @/IDragon1812

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Vocal: Dust and Ashes (Great Comet of 1812) https://t.co/ZuqNZeEQbZ
Non-Vocal: My Castle Town (Deltarune) https://t.co/3GDYXKRBjJ
Raph's non-vocal one was tough! I didn't want it to be too morose. I might change his theme one day but I like deltarune

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William Callow, 1812–1908, English landscape painter, engraver and watercolorist - Coastal Scene, Fishermen Unloading Their Catch

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【夜の4コマ部屋】キャンプ! ㉟ / サチコと神ねこ様 第1812回 / wako先生 https://t.co/8L4plj59qv

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Johann Heinrich Schröder (28. August 1757 -- 29. Januar 1812) was a German painter magdalena-

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74 Gun Ship and other naval vessels in the Carrack Roads circa 1812.

©️ Geoffrey Huband

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Captain Percival Drayton, a career officer who served with distinction during the commanding Admiral David Farragut’s flagship, USS Hartford, at the Battle of Mobile Bay, was born in 1812. 🧵

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210 years ago, August 19, 1812, USS Constitution defeated HMS Guerriere. Here is Captain Isaac Hull’s account of the battle as it appeared on the front page of the Connecticut Mirror printed in Hartford, Connecticut on September 21, 1812. https://t.co/eRV7QObzRo

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This day in 1812: the USS Constitution soundly defeated the HMS Guerriere, earning the nickname "Old Ironsides." It was 1 of the first American victories of the war & very significant to the public. The Constitution is still afloat today & is the oldest naval vessel in the world.

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