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January–June. January 22–24 – Creek War – Andrew Jackson fights the Red Sticks at the battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek. January 27 – Creek War – Battle of Callabee Creek: Red Sticks unsuccessfully attack Georgia volunteers in present-day Macon County, Alabama. March 9 – The USS Enterprise reaches Wilmington, North Carolina ...
Guinea (coin) Five-guinea coin, James II, Great Britain, 1688. The guinea ( / ˈɡɪniː /; commonly abbreviated gn., or gns. in plural) [ 1] was a coin, minted in Great Britain between 1663 and 1814, that contained approximately one-quarter of an ounce of gold. [ 2] The name came from the Guinea region in West Africa, from where much of the ...
39–46 killed, 252–296 wounded. The Battle of Baltimore (September 12–15, 1814) took place between British and American forces in the War of 1812. American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces. The British and Americans first met at the ...
The unfinished United States Capitol was set ablaze by the British on August 24, 1814. After Napoleon's abdication following the March 1814 Battle of Paris, the British began to shift soldiers to North America. [61] Under General George Izard and General Jacob Brown, the U.S. launched another
B. Battle of Baltimore. Battle of Calebee Creek. Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Battle of Mackinac Island (1814) Battle of Rock Island Rapids. Battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek.
Treasury Note (19th century) An unissued $10 Small Treasury Note, authorized by the Act of February 24, 1815. This particular note is a remainder which was given a serial number but was never countersigned. A Treasury Note is a type of short term debt instrument issued by the United States prior to the creation of the Federal Reserve System in ...
A fifty-five dollar Continental issued in 1779. After the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, the Continental Congress began issuing paper money known as Continental currency, or Continentals. Continental currency was denominated in dollars from $ 1⁄6 to $80, including many odd denominations in between.
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