8/27/2023 0 Comments Map of the battle of new orleansThe Niagara invasion might well wrest the whole Great Lakes region from the United States. The Lake Champlain route, a classic invasion path going back to the French and Indian War, would divide New England from the rest of the country. The plan was to invade the former colonies from three points: Niagara, Lake Champlain, and New Orleans, while at the same time raiding the Chesapeake. They were going to make their former colonials there squirm, and maybe even grovel to re-enter the British Empire. Napoleon had abdicated and the British turned their attentions to North America, where they had been at war with the Americans since 1812.
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