Timeline of the battle of new orleans

Explanation:

December 14 and 15,1814

American and British naval vessels fought in the first skirmish around New Orleans,The British captured all 5 Americans gunboats .The next day panic set in New Orleans with news of the defeat

December 23,1814

Americans attacked British soldiers who had landed south of New Orleans.Both sides suffered casualties

January 1,1815

British and Americans artillery units shot back and forth.Eventually the British retreated back to their camp.Led British General Edward Pakenham knew the only way to conquer New Orleans was a full on assault between the Mississippi River and swamp

January 8,1815

Early in the morning,General Pakenham ordered his British troops to advance toward New Orleans

January 8,1815

General Jackson and his American troops saw the British approaching and started firing into the British lines

.January 8,1815

The Americans decimated the British army.Eventually the British retreated suffering over 2000 casualties.The American army made up of militiamen,free people of color,regular U.S. troops.Native Americans,and pirates had beat the best trained army in the world

January 8,1815

The General Jackson and his American army's victory against the British secured New Orleans would remain  a part of America

1805

Andrew Jackson became a national hero.Eventually he became the 7th President of the United States

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