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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.
Apr 18, 2024 · Location: Mississippi River. New Orleans. United States. Participants: Confederate States of America. United States. Context: American Civil War. Key People: Benjamin F. Butler. David Farragut. David Dixon Porter. Battle of New Orleans, (April 24–25, 1862), naval action by Union forces seeking to capture the city during the American Civil War.
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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, roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana.
LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 232.5 General map of southern Louisiana from St. Francisville south to Atchafalaya Bay and Lake Borgne west to Vermilion Bay. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Download Files. New Orleans -- January 8 1815 [PDF] 187.24 KB. Learn about the American Battlefield Trust's Map Reprint Permission Policy. BATTLE MAP | The Battle of New Orleans, Louisiana on January 8, 1815.
Mar 3, 2019 · The capture of New Orleans by Union forces occurred during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and saw Flag Officer David G. Farragut run his fleet past Forts Jackson and St. Philip on April 24, 1862 before capturing New Orleans the following day. Early in the Civil War, Union General-in-Chief Winfield Scott devised the "Anaconda Plan" for ...
January 8, 1815. Location: Louisiana. Mississippi River. New Orleans. United States. Participants: United Kingdom. United States. Context: War of 1812. Key People: Sir John Franklin. Andrew Jackson. Jean Laffite. On the Web: The New York Times - Archives - The Battle of New Orleans (May 16, 2024)
