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200 years ago today...
Posted on 1/8/15 at 8:52 am
Posted on 1/8/15 at 8:52 am
oh how i wish i could have joined Jackson's army and defended the city of New Orleans (i would have did a damn better job than the likes of Galette, Jordan, White, and Robinson) 
but this is a big weekend for history buffs. Chalmations know the battlefield as a place to walk around, jog, or ride bikes, but this is the one weekend a year where the Battle of New Orleans comes alive
so what if it was fought after the war of 1812 officially ended? you couldn't trust the British of that time to honor a treaty if they had such an upper hand. you can thank my long gone Chalmation ancestors for keeping NOLA in American hands, for keeping it in football and not futbol...
thanks Clyde Tipton!
but this is a big weekend for history buffs. Chalmations know the battlefield as a place to walk around, jog, or ride bikes, but this is the one weekend a year where the Battle of New Orleans comes alive
so what if it was fought after the war of 1812 officially ended? you couldn't trust the British of that time to honor a treaty if they had such an upper hand. you can thank my long gone Chalmation ancestors for keeping NOLA in American hands, for keeping it in football and not futbol...
thanks Clyde Tipton!
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 1:59 pm
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Posted on 1/8/15 at 8:53 am to chalmetteowl
I do not like history.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 8:55 am to chalmetteowl
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so what if it was fought after the war of 1812 officially ended? you couldn't trust the British of that time to honor a treaty if they had such an upper hand.
It's now known that the British general in charge of the forces in New Orleans had specific orders to ignore word of any treaty coming from Ghent. So the importance of this battle is much more than most people realize. I've found the few TV specials in the last couple of days very interesting and educational. I need to make it out to the battlefield one day.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 8:56 am to chalmetteowl
If the Brits had routed Jackson at New Orleans, I bet the war would have continued for many years.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 8:58 am to chalmetteowl
I was down there for New Years and the 200th anniversary came up in conversation a time or two. This stuff fascinates me.
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 8:59 am
Posted on 1/8/15 at 8:59 am to chalmetteowl
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for keeping it in football and not futbol
Oh christ, I can hear the girls on the soccer board getting butthurt about that already.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:01 am to chalmetteowl
Bringing my son out there on Monday with some of his scout buddies to see some of the reinactment, etc.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:02 am to chalmetteowl
Let's honor our veterans who defended our port. If any of you are reading this, we appreciate your sacrifice protecting our freedoms. Semper Fi 
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:04 am to chalmetteowl
My great great grandpappy was there when ole Hickory said they could take em by surprise if they didn't fire their muskets till they looked em in the eye. They held their fire till they could see their faces well then they opened up their squirrel guns and really gave em well, we...
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 9:07 am
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:06 am to genro
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If any of you are reading this
Really?
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:07 am to chalmetteowl
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oh how i wish i could have joined Jackson's army and defended the city of New Orleans
"Trust me Jackie. You haven't seen what I've seen. Just walk away.....Let them have it."
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:08 am to chalmetteowl
i'm intrigued by how the Americans used the natural terrain and man made installations to slaughter the British... Jackson was far ahead of his time
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:11 am to genro
you didn't need to throw that in for a 200 year old battle
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:11 am to chalmetteowl
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i'm intrigued by how the Americans used the natural terrain and man made installations to slaughter the British... Jackson was far ahead of his time
We were savages to them. They had never seen anything like guerilla war fare.
Similar to what the Americans experienced from the Vietcong, or you could even make a comparison as to what happened in Iraq and Afganistan with suicide bombers and roadside bombs.
Eta: It's hard to fight something you have never fought before. And you are going to get bloodied learning your enemy's ways.
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 9:13 am
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:12 am to LSUAlum2001
quote:or there would have been a massacre at the treaty site, and all forces would have bombarded the force at NOLA.
If the Brits had routed Jackson at New Orleans, I bet the war would have continued for many years.
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 9:14 am
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:13 am to chalmetteowl
History is in the past.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:13 am to chalmetteowl
Jackson beat the British and their bank a many of times. Sad that they ended up winning 100 years later in 1913.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 9:16 am to chalmetteowl
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so what if it was fought after the war of 1812 officially ended?
This isn't true. The war of 1812 ended on Feburary 18th, 1815 when the treaty was accepted by the US congress and signed by the president. It just reached Washington the day before. It was signed on December 27th, but had to travel by ship.
Had the British won, I'm not so sure they would have just left.
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