Battle of New Orleans

Historical Context Note

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Before news of peace of Ghent, the battle of New Orleans is fought and General Andrew Jackson stops a British attack in half an hour. British forces suffer 2036 casualties; U.S. forces suffer 8 killed and 13 wounded.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Battle of New Orleans". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4498, accessed 28 March 2024.]

4498 Battle of New Orleans 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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