Battle of New Orleans

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battle military conflict

The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.

Aliases (2)

Battle of Chalmette ×1
New Orleans campaign ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military conflict →
afterEffect	contributed to American nationalism in the Era of Good Feelings →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Chalmette →
associatedWith	Andrew Jackson presidency →
belligerent	United Kingdom → United States →
campaign	New Orleans campaign →
casualties	heavy British casualties → light American casualties →
commander	Andrew Jackson → Edward Pakenham → Jean Lafitte → John Lambert →
commandStructure	Andrew Jackson commanded a mixed force of regulars, militia, and volunteers →
commemoratedBy	Chalmette National Historical Park → song "The Battle of New Orleans" →
conflictOf	War of 1812 →
country	United States →
date	1815-01-08 →
endDate	1815-01-08 →
era	early 19th century →
fortification	American defensive earthworks →
hasParticipant	Andrew Jackson → British Army → Edward Pakenham → Jean Lafitte → Kentucky militia → Royal Navy → Tennessee militia → United States Army →
involvement	Barataria pirates allied with the United States →
location	near New Orleans, Louisiana →
near	Chalmette, Louisiana →
notableDeath	Edward Pakenham →
objective	control of the Mississippi River →
partOf	War of 1812 →
region	Louisiana →
result	decisive American victory →
river	Mississippi River →
significance	boosted U.S. national pride → elevated Andrew Jackson to national prominence → last major battle of the War of 1812 →
startDate	1815-01-08 →
strategy	British attempt to capture New Orleans →
theater	Gulf Coast theater of the War of 1812 →
treatyContext	fought after signing of the Treaty of Ghent → occurred before news of the Treaty of Ghent reached North America →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of New Orleans ("Battle of Chalmette") →	alsoKnownAs
War of 1812 →	battle
Battle of New Orleans ("New Orleans campaign") →	campaign
Battle of Baltimore →	followedBy
Andrew Jackson →	participatedIn
Presidency of James Madison →	significantEvent