THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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The Treaty of Ghent had already been signed, ending the war. However, the news of the Treaty had not reached both sides yet.
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The British had already decided to give up and were waiting to discuss terms of their surrender when Jackson’s men attacked.
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The Americans got lucky thanks to a huge rainstorm that benefitted them against the British.
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The British had New Orleans surrounded by their fleet and outnumbered the Americans 100 to 1.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gen. Andrew Jackson’s hastily assembled army won the day against a battle-hardened and numerically superior British force. The resounding American victory at the Battle of New Orleans soon became a symbol of American democracy triumphing over the old European ideas of aristocracy and entitlement.
Detailed explanation-2: -The American victory in the Gulf region forced the British to recognize United States claims to Louisiana and West Florida and to ratify the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war. The Battle of New Orleans also marked the state’s political incorporation into the Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -On this day in 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson led a small, poorly equipped army to victory against 8, 000 British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson became a hero (and later the seventh president of the United States).
Detailed explanation-4: -Both the British and American troops were unaware of the peace treaty that had been signed between the two countries in Ghent, Belgium, a few weeks prior, and so the Battle of New Orleans occurred despite the agreements made across the Atlantic.