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The Battle of New Orleans
On January 8, 1815, during the War of 1812, British forces suffered more than 2,000 casualties in their attack on New Orleans. The defending U.S. forces were led by General Andrew Jackson who became a national hero as a result. Ironically, neither side knew that the war had already ended two weeks before with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
The Battle of New Orleans by Robert V. Remini
Patriotic fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans by Winston Groom
The pirates Laffite: the treacherous world of the corsairs of the Gulf by William C. Davis
The War of 1812 [videodisc] by Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey; written by Ken Chowder