Sir George Prevost had bombarded the American forts from the opposite side of the River Saranac, and a brigade endeavored to ford the river with the intention of attacking the rear of General Macomb’s position. However, they got lost in the woods, and were recalled by a mounted messenger just in time to hear the cheers and shouts of victory arise from all about them. In the battle the _Saratoga_ had twenty-eight men killed and twenty-nine wounded, more than a quarter of her entire crew; the _Eagle_ lost thirteen killed and twenty wounded; the _Ticonderoga_, six killed and six wounded; the _Preble_, two killed; and the galleys, three killed and three wounded. The _Saratoga_ was hulled fifty-five times, and had caught on fire twice from the hot shot fired by the _Confiance_. The latter vessel was reported to have lost forty-one killed outright and eighty-three wounded. In all, the British loss was eighty-four killed and one hundred and ten wounded. Macdonough received substantial testimonials of gratitude from the country at large, the Legislature of New York giving him one thousand acres of land, and the State of Vermont two hundred. Besides this, the corporations of Albany and New York City made him the present of a valuable lot, and from his old command in the Mediterranean he received a handsome presentation sword.[100] SYNOPSIS OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS, CHIEFLY MILITARY, IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, BETWEEN THE BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, 1814, AND THE WAR WITH MEXICO, 1846–1847 1814. General Jackson seizes Pensacola. The Hartford Convention. Treaty of Ghent between Great Britain and the United States terminates the war. 1815. Before the news of peace reached this country General Jackson repulses the British attack on New Orleans, defeating in a bloody battle veterans who had fought against Napoleon. Escape of Napoleon from Elba. The “Hundred Days.” Battle of Waterloo. Second abdication of Napoleon, who is sent to St. Helena. Commodore Decatur imposes terms upon the Dey of Algiers, and exacts reparation from Tunis and Tripoli. 1816. James Monroe elected President. Indiana admitted into the Union. 1817. Admission of Mississippi into the Union. 1818. Beginning of the Seminole War. Illinois admitted into the Union. Act passed establishing the flag of the United States. General Jackson captures Spanish fort, St. Mark’s, Florida. 1819. Treaty between the United States and Spain for the cession of Florida (formal possession given in 1821). Admission of Alabama into the Union. 1820. Admission of Maine into the Union. Adoption of the Missouri Compromise, 1820, 1821. James Monroe re-elected President. 1822. Establishment of the colony of Liberia. The President recommends recognition of the independence of the South American States and Mexico. 1823. The President announces the “Monroe Doctrine.” 1824. John Quincy Adams elected President. 1825. Corner-stone of Bunker Hill monument laid in presence of Lafayette.