In 1815, with high hopes, Britain marched down to New Orleans in attempt to capture the city and separate Louisiana from the rest of the United States.
A man named Andrew Jackson, who went on to be the 7th president of the United States, led the U.S. in their last armed engagement between the United States and Britain. However, before the British attacked, Pirate Jean Lafitte had warned the United States that Britain was preparing to attack New Orleans.
When the British arrived to armed militiamen being led by Andrew Jackson, they were shocked.
Even though the British were caught off guard, they still believed to come out with a win because they over-powered the U.S. 7,000 troops to 4,500 troops.
But to Britain’s surprise, they were unable to penetrate the United States’ defense with nearly 2,000 of their men killed, injured, or captured. Meanwhile, the U.S. only suffered eighty deaths and 13 wounded.
Although the battle resulted in an overwhelming victory, this battle had no bearing on the war’s overall outcome.