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Battle of New Orleans

United States of America · Warfare / USA-Britain War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1812–1815Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1812

Jefferson Davis1812

New Orleans · Warfare / USA-Britain War

Involved in the Battle of New Orleans

1815

Andrew Jackson8 January 1815

New Orleans · Warfare / USA-Britain War

Inflicts 2,000 British casualties & kills their commander during a British attack. Defeats the British forces led by Pakenham, the Duke of Wellingtons brother-in-law

Names involved

Andrew JacksonJefferson Davis

Provenance

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