Battle of New Orleans: A Brief Overview from Beginning to the End

By History Encounters

History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Battle of New Orleans to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.

 

The Battle of New Orleans was fought as the climax of the British's Gulf Campaign between Britain and the United States of America on January 8, 1815. The conflict began five months earlier than the War of 1812 when the United States and its indigenous allies fought against the United Kingdom and its allies who were trying to recolonize the country. Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson led his troops to a triumphant victory. The United States victory at the Battle of New Orleans is noted in history as a symbol of American democracy and the end of old-fashioned European ideas about aristocracy and entitlement. The Battle of Orleans was the last armed engagement between the two warring nations.
 

Learning about history will keep you perceptive and make sure to not repeat mistakes that others made in the past. The different stories in this series will show the readers that history should not just be seen from one perspective, but from the different eyes of the groups of people involved. You never know, you might finally understand their choices, their actions and their reactions.

 

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• The history of different countries and cultures
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• Different perspectives of major events in history
• The reasons behind different wars or battles throughout history

 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Ched Ed
• Release date: Aug 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223187691

Book preview

Chapter One

Introduction

The Battle of New Orleans, the lauded end of the War of 1812, was the final armed entanglement between the United States of America and Great Britain, fought on January 8, 1815. The Treaty of Ghent, which was signed in December 1814 and allowed the United States to join the Union, was the actual end of the War of 1812, but the opposing forces that marched on New Orleans as a means to secure Louisiana were oblivious to this.

In our discussion today, we are going to look at all of the numerous factors, big and small, that played a role in the glorious victory at The Battle of New Orleans. We will take an in-depth look at the trade restrictions that forced the United States of America to join the fray between Great Britain and France. Our research shows us that the still-developing America was keen to retain its new and hard-won independence from its former colonizer Great Britain, whilst being wary of the French ruler Napoleon. We will look at the internal conflicts America faced at the time, including political betrayals, uprisings from the indigenous people, and the unlikely partnerships they had to form to emerge victorious.

The Battle of New Orleans hinged on the strategic leadership of the up-and-coming General Andrew Jackson. In our discussion, we will look at the life events that shaped the young general. We will review the hardships and losses he suffered at the hands of the British government, which made him so determined to win the battle. We will also look at his contrasting beliefs and values, which made him hunt and persecute the Native American population whilst also adopting two of their own boys as his sons.

From our historical observing points of both the War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans, we will look at what led to the downfall of the British army and government. We'll examine whether it was just a lack of insight, resources, and planning that determined the outcome of both armed engagements or a case of wills prevailing.

Finally, we'll do an inventory of the aftermath of the Battle of New Orleans. We'll see that not all spoils of war were for the better of the collective people. America regained its sense of national pride and second independence, while Great