The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815

"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815" by Rev. G. R. Gleig is a late 19th-century historical work that recounts the British military campaigns against the United States in the War of 1812, specifically the attacks on Washington D.C. and New Orleans, promising an accurate telling of the participants lives based on the author's own journal. The book opens with soldiers adjusting from fighting in Europe to preparing for war in America, showing both their feelings of relief and worry. Gleig stresses the importance of remembering what they did and suffered during these campaigns, even though the outcomes were often sad.