After the Union gained New Orleans, they could control the South of the Mississippi River
The peace treaty (Treaty of Ghent) had already been signed weeks before, so the war was already over, but word of this treaty had not yet reached any of the troops in America, so the British and American troops were still fighting vigorously.
It took over the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. and the South Dakota town of Wounded Knee.
American colonists gained their independence by fighting in a bloody war known as the American Revolutionary War.
Spain itself.
The Battle of New Orleans in 1815 gained Andrew Jackson national prominence. The victory against the British in this battle during the War of 1812 established him as a military hero and propelled his political career.
The war was already over. No territory was gained by this victory.
After the Union gained New Orleans, they could control the South of the Mississippi River
It was a US victory and it gained California and the American Southwest.
It was a US victory and it gained California and the American Southwest.
He achieved local fame for commanding the troops that won the Creek War, against Indians, but became a national hero when he won a tremendous victory over the British in the War of 1812.
He achieved local fame for commanding the troops that won the Creek War, against Indians, but became a national hero when he won a tremendous victory over the British in the War of 1812.
After the US victory after the Spanish American war, they gained Cuba and its surrounding areas such as Guam and Puerto Rico.
After the US victory after the Spanish American war, they gained Cuba and its surrounding areas such as Guam and Puerto Rico.
A Pyrrhic victory
The Philippines and Guam
The Union gained control of the Mississippi river in the spring of 1862. The victory at Shiloh gave the North the advantage in the fight for control of the Mississippi River and the river valley.