USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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, roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United States achieved its greatest land victory of the War of 1812 at New Orleans. The battle thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson to national fame.

Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of New Orleans, (January 8, 1815), U.S. victory against Great Britain in the War of 1812 and the final major battle of that conflict.

Detailed explanation-4: -Battle of New Orleans, 1815 A plan of the Battle of New Orleans (January 8, 1815), the final battle of the War of 1812. The map shows the headquarters of Andrew Jackson, the positions of the Americans and the British, and marks the site where General Edward Packenham (British commander) fell.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Battle of New Orleans was the last major battle of the War of 1812. It happened on January 8, 1815, although it was preceded by smaller skirmishes. Under the command of General Andrew Jackson, American forces successfully repelled the invading British army (led by General Edward Pakenham).