ORDER OF BATTLE // 8 Jan 1815
New Orleans
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 13,700 estimated
United States
5,700
Medium-confidence figure
United Kingdom
8,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
Post-treaty battlefield memory reshaped national confidence
‹ Full battle dossierSources (84)
Monograph
1812: The Navy's War
Monograph
1812: War with America
Monograph
Fifty years in both hemispheres; or, Reminiscences of the life of a former merchant
→ Open sourceMonograph
Great Epochs in American History: Described by Famous Writers from Columbus to Roosevelt
→ Open sourceMonograph
Historical Memoir of the War in West Florida and Louisiana in 1814–15, with an Atlas
→ Open sourceMonograph
Historical sketch book and guide to New Orleans and environs, with map. Illustrated with many original engravings; and containing exhaustive accounts of the traditions, historical legends, and remarka
→ Open sourceMonograph
History of Louisiana, from Its First Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time
→ Open sourceMonograph
History of the Second War Between the United States of America and Great Britain
→ Open sourceMonograph
History of the United States of America during the Administration of James Madison
→ Open sourceReference Collection
LOC · U.S. History Primary Source Timeline
Library of Congress classroom portal organizing U.S. history through digitized primary sources.
→ Open sourceExplore important topics and moments in U.S. history through historical primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Monograph
Major Howell Tatum's Journal while Acting Topographical Engineer (1814) to General Jackson, Commanding the Seventh Military District
→ Open sourceBattlefield Resource
NPS · War of 1812
National Park Service overview material for War of 1812 places, campaigns, and memory.
→ Open sourceThe War of 1812 layer is expanded through preserved sites, fortifications, naval corridors, and frontier landscapes.
Monograph
Official letters of the military and naval officers of the United States: during the war with Great Britain in the years 1812, 13, 14, & 15
→ Open sourceAcademic Journal
Rough Notes of Seven Campaigns in Portugal, Spain, France and America During the Years 1809–1815
Monograph
Struggle for the Gulf borderlands: the Creek War and the battle of New Orleans 1812–1815
→ Open sourceMonograph
Supplementary despatches, correspondence and memoranda of the Duke of Wellington, K. G
→ Open sourceMonograph
The autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith: Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G.C.B.
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The Battle of New Orleans: a British view; the journal of Major C.R. Forrest; Asst. QM General, 34th. Regiment of Foot
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The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies
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The Minute Men: The First Fight: Myths and Realities of the American Revolution
→ Open sourceMonograph
The New Orleans Campaign of 1814-1815 in Relation to the Chalmette Battlefield
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The Staff Ride Handbook for The Battles of New Orleans, 23 December 1814 - 8 January 1815
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