The Battle of New Orleans

The Battle of New Orleans
American History Class

What?
Battle of the War of 1812
Anglo-American War
Between the United States and British Empire

The Battle
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When?
2 Day Attack
Dec. 23 & January 8
Treaty of Ghent
Ended war
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Where?
5 miles south of New Orleans, LA
Chalmette Plantation
Map of Louisiana
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Where? Cont.
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Why?
U.S. Shipping was being harassed
Britain was requiring shipping licenses
Imprisonment of American sailors
British sailors became U.S. citizens, British Navymen kidnapped them back

Why? Cont.
Trade Expansion
Indian’s obstructed American’s expansion to the north
British supplied Indian’s
Britain did not want America trading with France
Napoleonic wars

Who?
Major General Sir Edward Pakenham
11,000 soldiers
1st & 5th Fleet of West India Regiment
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Who? Cont.
Major General Andrew Jackson (USA)
4,000 Soldiers
Militia, Native Americans & Black Soldiers
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The Outcome
British
2,332 casualties
431 killed
1,353 wounded
584 captured
3 major Generals dead
United States
314 casualties
37 killed
173 wounded
104 captured

The Outcome Cont.
Gave the U.S. a national identity
Creates a war hero in Andrew Jackson
7th President of the United States
Top 1959 hit
Jimmie Driftwood; Johnny Horton

Work Cited
The Battle of New Orleans. Wikipedia. 8 October 2009. 9 October 2009 <http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Battle_of_New_Orleans>