| − | The [[White House]] was burned when the British invaded Washington, DC. We got them back at the [[Battle of New Orleans]], where General [[Andrew Jackson]] destroyed British units ironically after the war's end. As both sides had their shares of victories and defeats, at the peace settlements, the [[Treaty of Ghent]], American delegate [[John Quincy Adams]] was quoted saying "we'll call it a draw." | + | The [[White House]] was burned when the British invaded Washington, DC. The United States defeated the British at the [[Battle of New Orleans]], where General [[Andrew Jackson]] destroyed British units ironically after the war's end. As both sides had their shares of victories and defeats, at the peace settlements, the [[Treaty of Ghent]], American delegate [[John Quincy Adams]] was quoted saying "we'll call it a draw." |