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At 10:30 on the morning of March 27, 1814, General Jackson quickly emplaced his single battery, consisting of one 3-pounder and one 6-pounder, and immediately opened a lively but ineffective fire on the center of the sturdy log barricade. After his Indian allies entered the peninsula stronghold from the rear, he ordered a frontal assault on the stubborn wall.
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