Event record · battle
Chalmette, Louisiana · Gulf
Battle of New Orleans
8 January 1815
A diverse American force defeats the main British assault with devastating losses.
Participants
- U.S. regulars and militia
- free men of color
- Choctaw fighters
- Baratarian artillerists
- British expeditionary army
Outcome
The main British assault failed with devastating casualties.
Why it matters
The victory shaped national politics and memory even though peace had already been signed across the Atlantic.
Location evidence
29.940, -89.990 · site precision
Coordinates locate the named site, city, or broad region; they do not reconstruct unit movements.
Where it sits in the story
This record belongs to a connected military, political, and human sequence. The chapter supplies causes, consequences, competing perspectives, and the limits of the surviving evidence.
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Evidence behind this event
- Accounts of African American ServiceNational Park Service · public history
Free Black units and Black military service, including New Orleans.
- Choctaw Recruits Fight with the U.S. ArmyNational Park Service · public history
Choctaw participation in the New Orleans campaign.