Map Of The Battle Of New Orleans Just downriver from New Orleans in Chalmette is the site of the January 8 1815 Battle of New Orleans Chalmette Battlefield Many people believe that this last great battle of the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain was unnecessary since the treaty ending the war was signed in late 1814 but the war was not over The resounding American victory at the Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson roughly 5 miles 8 km southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans in the current suburb of Chalmette Louisiana The battle was the climax of the five month Gulf Campaign September 1814 to February Maps 1951 1973 Maps 1974 TODAY Map Description Historical Map of the War of 1812 the Battle of New Orleans January 8 1815 Illustrating Positions and Movements Positions Jackson 5 700 3 200 engaged Pakenham not Packenham 8 000 Credits Courtesy of the United States Military Academy Department of History
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Battle of New Orleans January 8 1815 U S victory against Great Britain in the War of 1812 and the final major battle of that conflict Both the British and American troops were unaware of the peace treaty that had been signed between the two countries in Ghent Belgium a few weeks prior and so the Battle of New Orleans occurred despite The United States achieved its greatest land victory of the War of 1812 at New Orleans The battle thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj Gen Andrew Jackson to national fame United States victory The British gambled and lost on a forward attack against American forces dug into a fortified mud
By Mary Ann Wegmann Louisiana State Museum University of New Orleans History Department Almost 200 years ago on January 8 1815 Major General Andrew Jackson and his outnumbered American defenders overwhelmed veteran British troops at the Battle of New Orleans The battle took place five miles downriver from New Orleans in Chalmette The story of the Battle of New Orleans Dec 1814 Jan 15 1815 with maps photos and videos of recent reenactments Weapons of the battle the British plan of attack the battle Results of the battle Index Enter your search terms Submit search form Web BattleofNewOrleans Map of Chalmette Battlefield and surrounding area
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The War of 1812 The Battle of New Orleans on Jan 8 1815 was a major British defeat in which a British army of around 10 000 with around 8 000 deployed was repulsed by an American force of around 3 000 The Battle left nearly 300 British dead and 13 Americans killed The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson roughly 5 miles 8 km southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans in the current suburb of Chalmette Louisiana The battle was the climax of the five month Gulf Campaign September 1814 to February
BattleofNewOrleans The Main battle on Jan 8 1815 View from the American parapet Kaiser Aluminum Refinery in the background Photograph by author Pakenham delayed his main assault until Jan 8 when he had brought up nearly 10 000 men and planned to attack with about 5 500 keeping the rest in reserve The Battle of New Orleans of January 1815 saw Andrew Jackson and a ragtag group of soldiers successfully repelling a superior British force in the War of 1812
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Map Of The Battle Of New Orleans - The cemetery became the final resting place of more than 16 000 American troops and family members many from the Civil War but others from as late as the Vietnam War and even an unknown Tennessee volunteer who fought at the Battle of New Orleans Enter the Louisiana Society of the United States Daughters of 1776 and 1812