Sir Edward Michael Pakenham, Goupil & Cie, 1904, Rotogravure

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Courtesy of the Collections of the Louisiana State Museum, Gift of Gilbert Fortier III and Alcee J. A. Fortier

This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Introduction

Battle of New Orleans: Introduction

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

Almost 200 years ago, on January 8, 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson and his outnumbered American defenders overwhelmed veteran British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. The battle took place…