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A lot of news used to come by ship. Not six months, but the Battle of New Orleans occurred 18 days after the treaty ending the war was signed.
The best part of the story is the British commander Edward Pakenham, who was killed in the battle and was supposedly packed in a rum barrel for the voyage back to England for burial. Sailors weren't picky and drank half the barrel before the ship arrived in England. So only his bottom half was preserved.
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[–] bfriend13 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
A lot of news used to come by ship. Not six months, but the Battle of New Orleans occurred 18 days after the treaty ending the war was signed.
The best part of the story is the British commander Edward Pakenham, who was killed in the battle and was supposedly packed in a rum barrel for the voyage back to England for burial. Sailors weren't picky and drank half the barrel before the ship arrived in England. So only his bottom half was preserved.