On this date in history, the Battle of New Orleans

Shows what the human spirit can accomplish with a little bacon and a little beans.

In 1814 we took a little trip, along with colonel Jackson down the mighty missisip

Ahh yes the battle of Chalmette.

Never forget.

The Battle of New Orleans was what the French call.. a rape.

A couple of major british miscalculations. They sent some troops across the river but didn't realize how strong the current was going to be. Then they forgot the ladders to climb over the earthworks the Americans built up.

Yeah several things were learned, but the most important is:
1. Don’t attack New Orleans in wool because you think it will be cold

Technically, a Tennessee guy and a bad arse pirate whooped the red coat arse

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The officer responsible for the bridging equipment was courtmartialed an drummed out of the army over it.

The british attack on the fortification across the river succeeded, but as you said, they were several miles off course and the attack was late. The plan was to capture the guns and turn them on the main American line of defense, which would have put the American forces in grave jeopardy, but by that time the British assault element had been decimated, and the two highest ranking officers were dead. The British still had a chance if they had attacked again, but by that time their nerve had failed.

The Royal Navy bombarded Fort St Philip below New Orleans for a further 10 days; had they succeeded they could have sailed up the river and taken the city, but withdrew after expending all their ammunition without achieving their objective.

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Fought AFTER the War of 1812 technically ended

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If the British had won you would have had a hard time getting them out of there, if at all, treaty notwithstanding. IIRC after the Revolutionary war ended, it took a couple of years for the British troops to leave.

Here is actual video footage of the battle.