The Battle of New Orleans: A Closer Look | 2015
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- The final major battle of the War of 1812, The Battle of New Orleans, took place on January 8, 1815 on the grounds of the Chalmette Plantation. British aggressors were determined to take New Orleans and gain control of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase Territory. American troops, led by General Andrew Jackson defeated the larger and more experienced British Army and secured the continued growth of the new nation. To better understand the importance of that victory and its effects on our state and nation, Louisiana Public Broadcasting presents The Battle of New Orleans: A Closer Look. Our panel discussion is hosted by Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne who is joined by a panel of experts in this filed. Guest panelists include: Ronald J. Drez, an award-winning author and former U.S. Marine Captain who served in combat in Vietnam. Drez's recent book, The War of 1812, Conflict and Deception offers a perspective of the British attempt to seize New Orleans and void the Louisiana Purchase; Jason Wiese, a curator at The Historic New Orleans Collection. His subject specialties include the maritime and military history of the Gulf South, especially the Battle of New Orleans. He has curated several exhibitions, including "The Terrible &the Brave: the Battles for New Orleans, 1814-15 and, most recently, Andrew Jackson: Hero of New Orleans; Patricia Brady, a social and cultural historian who has published extensively on first ladies, women, free people of color, literature, and the arts in the South. Her publications include: Martha Washington: An American Life and A Being So Gentle: The Frontier Love Story of Rachel and Andrew Jackson;and Gary Joiner who serves on the Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial Commission and is the Chair of the Department of History and Social Sciences at LSU in Shreveport. Dr.Joiner is the author or editor of numerous publications including Shiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862; and Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy: Mississippi Squadron."
To put the battle of New Orleans in perspective. It would be like Tulane playing the University of Alabama and Tulane winning 45-10
Great comparison! 👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸
In books I've read that the invasion force on Navy ships did have a printing press. Jackson also had recruited the Barataria pirates including their leader Jean Lafitte who had stockpiles of cannon balls and especially flint's that were in critical short supply and was absolutely necessary to operate the muskets the defending soldiers needed. Jackson also was able to allocate a telescope which was set up in the attic of the plantation house in which he was able to observe the British when they entered lake Pontchartrain and deployed in row boats to a marshy island which would serve as the starting point of the invasion.
Love this video, it basically sums up everything I've viewed about the war of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson was an absolute chad in what he did in New Orleans and deserves to be honored by this victory because of his strengths during the Southern campaign.
Well done very interesting
Where was the civil war camp sites located In this war? For the british.
0:30 The voice of Andrew Jackson sounds like Al Gore.
yessir
Britain didn't have a 'mighty army' it had a mighty navy, it's army was well trained, reasonably well led, but it was tiny compared to the armies of other major European powers
question: why did the british just fall into the trench instead of watching were they would step
It would have proved too costly and would take too much time
Because the trench was up to five feet deep and twelve feet wide, partly flooded, with another five feet of embankments behind it, according to Jerome Green's article "New Orleans Campaign of 1814-1815," which is online. The British should have brought their ladders...
The war of 1812 was over by the time of new Orleans.
Highly inaccurate. The treay wasn't ratified and tensions remained. The Battle of New Orleans ensured westward expansion and (arguably) southern expansion.
Always convenient to forget about the final major battle in the war caus the US lost, Battle of Fort Bowyer
Forgotten because it had absolutely no historical effect or significance.
@@blindleader42 Neither did Battle of New Orleans, besides stroking US ego !
@@airlinesecret6725 That's the myth thoroughly disposed of by this video...
@@blindleader42 Errr so you get your history from TH-cam OK ~backs out door slowly~
@@airlinesecret6725 considering northern Americans army was loosing from 1812-1814 and if this hadn't took place we all would be talking like prince Charles lol
It wouldn't surprise me if it was Jackson that killed Louisiana Campaign Militia commander so he'd be the big wig .
Lake Erie, Baltimore ect. YOU LOST.
“Lake Erie, Baltimore ect. YOU LOST.”-🤓
Cope more about your “finest army in the world” losing to a bunch of hillbillies, Cajuns and Islenos with no military experience