January 18 and January 19, 1815
The British army leaves Louisiana. Gen. Lambert, needing
re-supply, captures Mobile on February 12, 1815. He will be decorated later for
his brilliant withdrawal of the defeated army. Although these British troops
leave American dispirited and beaten, many of these veterans will see action at
the titanic Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815, where, on the eve of the
battle, the Duke of Wellington lamented the absence of his favorite field
commander, Sir Edward Pakenham.
from BATTLE KISS, Part 4, “Aftermath” www.oneildenoux.net
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