re: 200 years ago today...

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Same. There were other skirmishes leading up to the main battle on the 8th. But from the programs I've watched, the battle took place along the river. Jackson had an artillery battery on the west bank to protect his right flank, and the British sent units to take out that flank. However, the current took them further downriver than they planned and it took longer for those troops to reach the artillery battery. They eventually took that out, but by that time, Jackson's forces had inflicted severe damage to the British on the east bank and had killed or severely wounded most of the line of command.

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Probably should've worded it a little better...

Worked with a Dr named Rodney Jung, who was a huge antigue gun collector and war historian... He said the war stretched from the area of the Chalmette BF to Bayou Bievinue with most skirmishes happening closer to the bayou...