New Orleans

Overview

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.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

Post-treaty battlefield memory reshaped national confidence

Forces & casualties

Commanders (6)