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  2. British order of battle at the Battle of New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    The American order of battle is shown separately. The Death of Pakenham at the Battle of New Orleans by F. O. C. Darley shows the death of British Maj. Gen. Sir Edward Pakenham on 8 January 1815. This romanticised portrayal, dating from 1860, has British soldiers wearing Bearskin caps, a headdress not worn since the American Revolutionary War

  3. Battle of the Somme order of battle - Wikipedia

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    German order of battle derived from Hart, Appendix C unless stated. Commander: General der Infanterie Fritz von Below On 19 July, split into the 1st Army (opposite the British) and the 2nd Army, Commander: General der Artillerie Max von Gallwitz (opposite the French) with authority over the 1st Army as Armeegruppe Gallwitz-Somme , this was not ...

  4. Battle of New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    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, [3] roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, [7] in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana.

  5. Major D'Aquin's Battalion of Free Men of Color - Wikipedia

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    The unit's nominal commander was Major Louis D'Aquin, but during the battle it was led by Captain Joseph Savary. Consisting of four companies, it distinguished itself during an American sortie against a British encampment on the night of December 23, 1814 and during the main battle near New Orleans on January 8, 1815.

  6. XV Corps (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    British Army: Type: Field corps: Part of: Fourth Army: Engagements: World War I [1] Battle of the Somme 1916 Battle of Bazentin Ridge; Battle of Delville Wood; Battle of Guillemont; Battle of Ginchy; Battle of Flers-Courcelette; Battle of Morval; Battle of Le Transloy; German retreat to the Hindenburg Line; Operation Hush; Battle of the Lys ...

  7. Battle of the Somme - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of the Somme (French: Bataille de la Somme; German: Schlacht an der Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a major battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire.

  8. List of orders of battle - Wikipedia

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    Battle or campaign Order of battle Date French Revolutionary Wars; Battle of Jemappes: French and Austrian armies: November 6, 1792 Siege of Toulon: French fleet: August 29 – December 19, 1793 Battle of Tourcoing: French and Coalition armies: May 17–18, 1794 Glorious First of June: British and French fleets: June 1, 1794 Martin's cruise ...

  9. August 1918 - Wikipedia

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    British tank on the first day of the Battle of Amiens. Battle of Amiens – The British Fourth Army, supported by Canadian, Australian, and French troops along with about 500 tanks, pushed eight miles past the German front line. The Canadians and Australians captured 12,000 German soldiers, while the British took 13,000 and the French captured ...