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The Battle of New Orleans

American History Class

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What?

• Battle of the War of 1812– Anglo-American War

• Between the United States and British Empire

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The Battle

• http://haysvillelibrary.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/battle-of-new-orleans.jpg

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When?

• 2 Day Attack– Dec. 23 & January 8

• Treaty of Ghent– Ended war

http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/america/unitedstates/1783/1809/1809/graphics/treaty.jpg

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Where?

• 5 miles south of New Orleans, LA• Chalmette Plantation• Map of Louisiana

http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/thumbnail/161115/1/Battle-Of-New-Orleans.jpg

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Where? Cont.

http://www.louisiana-map.org/louisiana-nc.gif

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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

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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

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Who?

• Major General Sir Edward Pakenham– 11,000 soldiers– 1st & 5th Fleet of West

India Regiment

http://www.franklinmaine.net/Gossip%20and%20News/Gossip%20Images/EdwardPakenham.jpg

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Who? Cont.

• Major General Andrew Jackson (USA)– 4,000 Soldiers– Militia, Native

Americans & Black Soldiers

http://www.museumoffloridahistory.com/collections/governors/portraits/1_Jackson.jpg

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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

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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

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Work Cited

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