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The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, [4] roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, [8] in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana. [1] [4]
Country music parodists Homer and Jethro parodied "The Battle of New Orleans" with their song "The Battle of Kookamonga". The single was released in 1959 and featured production work by Chet Atkins. In this version, the scene shifts from a battleground to a campground, with the combat being changed to the Boy Scouts chasing after the Girl Scouts.
"The Hunters of Kentucky", also called "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Half Horse and Half Alligator", is a song written to commemorate Andrew Jackson's victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. In 1824 and 1828, he used it as his presidential campaign song.
Although Jean Lafitte would later fight for America at New Orleans in January 1815, the squadron had operated against his pirates until ultimately being evicted from their base at Barataria on September 16, 1814 by Commodore Patterson. Six of his pirate ships were captured without a fight and around $500,000 worth of valuables were taken as prize.
Thomas Mullins (died 1823) was a British Army officer of the 44th Regiment of Foot, best known for his misconduct at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.While he performed well during the Chesapeake campaign, his failure to check on the regiment's engineering supplies at New Orleans played a key role in the disorganization and subsequent defeat of the British there.
The Battle of New Orleans was fought in January 1815, part of the War of 1812. Battle of New Orleans may also refer to: Capture of New Orleans, 1862 operation of the American Civil War; Battle of Liberty Place, 1874 battle between Democratic Conservatives and Republican Reconstructionists "The Battle of New Orleans", song by Jimmie Driftwood
James Corbitt Morris (June 20, 1907 – July 12, 1998), [1] known professionally as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood, was an American folk-style songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Tennessee Stud".
The history of New Orleans differs significantly with the histories of other cities that were included in the Confederate States of America.Because it was founded by the French and controlled by Spain for a time, New Orleans had a population who were mostly Catholic and had created a more cosmopolitan culture than in some of the Protestant-dominated states of the British colonies.