Project
The War of 1812
Division of Public Programs
![1910 painting by Edward Percy Moran of Battle of New Orleans](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2019-09/battle-new-orleans.jpg?itok=wN4Y9_fL)
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1910 painting by Edward Percy Moran of Battle of New Orleans.
Courtesy of Library of Congress
![1910 painting by Edward Percy Moran of Battle of New Orleans](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2019-09/battle-new-orleans.jpg?itok=wN4Y9_fL)
Photo caption
1910 painting by Edward Percy Moran of Battle of New Orleans.
Courtesy of Library of Congress
For two and a half years, Americans fought against the British, Canadian colonists, and native nations in a war that divided the United States so deeply that the nation almost broke apart. Watch the NEH-funded film THE WAR OF 1812 online, supplemented by bonus video material, classroom lesson plans, essays on aspects of the conflict, and a guide to historic battle sites.