England defeated us in various battles, ravaged our coasts, and burned our capital; while we whipped her frigates and lake flotillas, and repulsed her Peninsula veterans with heavy slaughter at New Orleans.
Lodge contrasts the military outcomes of the war, highlighting both American victories and British defeats.
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