1815 Battle Map

ID: 1869

This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Introduction

The battle took place downriver from New Orleans on the Chalmette Plantation. Troop alignments are depicted on this map, which dates from circa 1820-40.

Library of Congress

This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Introduction

Battle of New Orleans: Introduction

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

Almost 200 years ago, on January 8, 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson and his outnumbered American defenders overwhelmed veteran British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. The battle took place…