1815
The Battle of New Orleans at Chalmette, painted by Jean-Hyacinthe Laclotte.Image: Jean Hyacinthe de Laclotte (1766 - 1829) · Public domainworld · Americas
Jackson wins the Battle of New Orleans
On 8 January 1815 a British army of about 8,000 men attacked the earthworks thrown up by Andrew Jackson’s mixed force of soldiers, militia, free Black volunteers and pirates below New Orleans. The British lost more than 2,000 men, among them their commander, Sir Edward Pakenham; the Americans lost a few dozen. Neither side knew that a peace treaty had already been signed at Ghent. The victory made Jackson a national hero.
Source: American Battlefield Trust: New Orleans ↗
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