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Yeah ,

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yeah . By

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December 1814 , American and British

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negotiators in Ghent Belgium were in

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the final stages of treaty terms to end

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the war of 1812 . But before the treaty

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was finalized , the british plan to

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make one last thrust from the gulf of

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Mexico , capturing New Orleans and

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giving the british control of the

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Mississippi Valley . Time however ,

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proved to be Britain's enemy and

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America's allies , a huge british fleet

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under command of Sir alexander .

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Cochrane was headed for the gulf but

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first waited in the caribbean for a

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smaller british squadron which was

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delayed by its engagement with the

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American privateer General Armstrong in

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the Azores . Time loss three days

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when Cochran's fleet and 8000 man

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invasion force finally approached from

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the east of Lake Born an american

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flotilla consisting of five gunboats

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under command of lieutenant thomas At

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Cats B . Jones stood in his way . After

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a brief battle , Cochran defeated jones

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force navigated lake borne and landed

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invasion troops who made camp just nine

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miles down river from New Orleans . But

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in preparing for in fighting this

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battle , the british lost another two

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days . Major General Andrew Jackson ,

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who at first thought the attack would

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come at Pensacola florida had to rush

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his troops to new Orleans when he heard

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that the enemy had advanced so close to

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the city , he ordered an attack on the

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british position On the night of

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December 23 , an American force of

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about 2000 men approached the

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unsuspecting British troops at their

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camp near the Mississippi River . In

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the river , the schooner Carolina under

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command of commodore Daniel Patterson

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opened fire , rolling the camp into

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chaos . Shortly thereafter , Jackson's

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men opened fire and engaged the British

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in a bloody encounter before they were

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pushed back to Rodriguez Canal outside

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the city of New Orleans , next to

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chalmette plantation . The British

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suffered 275 casualties . The Americans

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215 While the British waited for their

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entire force to arrive Andrew ,

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Jackson's men dug in their position ,

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creating Earthworks along Rodriguez

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Canal . On January eight , the British

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began their attack under darkness and a

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heavy fog , but as they approached

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Jackson's line , the fog lifted ,

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exposing their ranks to heavy artillery

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fire . Meanwhile , a british regiment

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crossed the Mississippi to storm naval

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batteries manned by militia and turned

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the guns on Jackson's line . But again

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a delay worked against the british .

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The regiment running behind schedule

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captured the american battery , but was

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ordered to withdraw because the main

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attack on the other side of the river

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had stalled . The exposed british

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soldiers took heavy casualties from the

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americans and eventually retreated .

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Jackson's troops were a collection of

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men that range from free black and

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native american troops to Kentucky

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militia to Navy gunners and U . S .

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Marines who bravely held their

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positions . The failure to take New

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Orleans was a shocking defeat for the

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world's mightiest army British losses

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from December 23 January eight totaled

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20 450 killed , wounded , missing , and

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captured similar American losses

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totaled 350 men . The victory in the

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Battle of New Orleans solidified the

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contributions of the sea services to

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national defense and made Andrew

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Jackson an american hero ,

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America's Navy , keeping the sea free

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for more than 200 years . Yeah .

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Mhm .