Also, blacks................blacks, like Crispus Attickus of the Boston tea party, etc............were far more instrumental in the success of the USA than what these cowards admit publicly............as well as Latinos, Arabics, etc...............Latinos have fought in all the wars............and many Arabics, Asians, Native Americans...................the USA has been E Plibrubus Unim..........from 1776, and far before..............




The Battle of New Orleans
Although it was fought after the Treaty of Ghent had officially ended the War of 1812 on December 24, 1814, the Battle of New Orleans was nonetheless a decisive American victory. On December 28, 1814, British troops under General Edward Pakenham unsuccessfully tested the American earthworks (named "Line Jackson") twice. Pakenham cancelled an attack on New Year’s Day due to lack of ammunition, not knowing that the American troops on the left had broken and run after three hours of British artillery fire.

Jackson's orders after the
Battle of New Orleans
(printed in English and French)

Dyas Collection, John Coffee Papers

The January 8, 1815 battle was a disaster for the British. After severe delays, 8,000 British troops finally attacked at daybreak, but the dense fog covering their approach lifted just as they came within range of the American artillery. Furthermore, Lt. Col. Thomas Mullins and his troops forgot the ladders and fascines with which they had intended to scale American earthworks. British General Keane was injured and Generals Pakenham, Gibbs, and Rennie were killed, leading to massive confusion on the field. The Americans suffered only 71 casualties for the day, while British casualties numbered more than 2,000.
The American people, not having expected a victory in the south, heard the news of the Battle of New Orleans in amazement and catapulted Andrew Jackson to national fame. The American victory did nothing to change the terms of the Treaty of Ghent, but it did insure that the British would follow the treaty's terms and not attempt to retain possession of land taken during the war.