In celebration of Canada Day on July 1, and the US independence day on July 4. Although the War of 1812 ended with no territorial or political changes, it is widely considered decisive for the course of the history of North America. The United States faced one of the best armies in the world - the forces of the United Kingdom and managed to defend its territory, and took the first steps in becoming a global power. Meanwhile, for Canada, this conflict was definitive in terms of finding its identity. The most critical battle of this war happened after the peace treaty was signed. During the battle of New Orleans fought in 1815, the future president of US Andrew Jackson led his ragtag undisciplined ragtag force against the world’s strongest military. The script for this video was researched and written by Mr. Beat - check out his channel for more on the US history, geography, politics and much more - https://www.youtube.com/iammrbeat Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h5G4iXhHKV3JhVr8RwUN6PUiWX-YDFX86JzuXz3PPiE This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficiallyDevin) Machinimas for the video made on the Napoleon: Total War Engine using the NTW3 mod by Malay Archer (https://www.youtube.com/user/MathemedicUpdates) ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitch ► https://www.twitch.tv/nurrrik_phoenix ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Inspired by: BazBattles, Invicta (THFE), Epic History TV, Historia Civilis and Time Commanders Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Songs used: