Understanding Telephone Electronics

The Battle of New Orleans (1 8 14) was the only major land battle won by the United States during the War of 1812. But it was a hollow victory because it took place two weeks after the war ended. The message announcing the end of the war did not arrive in time. Why? Communications in 1814 were very slow. Messages went by horseback courier or sailing ship. General Andrew Jackson
enjoyed no better communications between Washington and New Orleans than Julius Caesar had between Rome and Gaul. Indeed, Caesar may have had better communications because of the road system built by the Romans.