From the Description section: The American victory at Plattsburgh stunned the British government, changing the course of the peace negotiations and the terms of the Treaty at Ghent. Imagine the result if the British had succeeded at Plattsburgh!
Curiously, the Battles at Plattsburgh occurred on September 11th of 1814
Poster Comment:
Actually, the Treaty of Ghent did nothing to settle issues that led to the war like the forced impressment/kidnapping of Americans into the service of a foriegn power. To this day Americans and our country are still being "impressed" into wars and serivitude for foreign systems of power: Neocons, Imperialists, Globalists, etc., etc., etc. ...