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The battle was the climax of the five-month Gulf Campaign (September 1814 to February 1815) by Britain to try to take New Orleans, West Florida, and possibly Louisiana Territory which began at the First Battle of Fort Bowyer.
Battle of New Orleans (January 8, 1815), the final military engagement between the United States and Great Britain in the War of 1812. Led by General Andrew Jackson, U.S. troops were victorious despite being outnumbered by British troops led by General Edward Pakenham.
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. How it ended.
In the Battle of New Orleans, future President Andrew Jackson and a motley assortment of militia fighters, frontiersmen, slaves, Native Americans and even pirates weathered a frontal assault...
On June 20, British Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane proposed a plan to the British Admiralty to capture the most lucrative prize in North America, the city of New Orleans. New Orleans was the gateway to the continent. Its capture would give the British control of the Mississippi River and access to the interior.
Battle of New Orleans. On January 8, 1815, the British marched against New Orleans, hoping that by capturing the city they could separate Louisiana from the rest of the United States.
In a sweeping defeat of British forces, the Battle of New Orleans was a victory that would boost American nationalism after the War of 1812 and be forever enshrined in American memory. In the winter of 1814 and 1815, British troops under General Edward Pakenham attempted to capture New Orleans and seize control of the Mississippi River.
Definition. The Battle of New Orleans was a significant military conflict fought between January 8 and January 18, 1815, during the War of 1812, where American forces led by General Andrew Jackson achieved a decisive victory over the British.
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 General Andrew Jackson.
BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS. Although the Battle of New Orleans was fought after the peace treaty concluding the War of 1812 had been signed in Europe, it proved to be the most decisive battle of the war and the one that would live on longest in American memory.