Jackson gets all the credit for the Battle of New Orleans, because he had better public relations, Williams said, in jest. Taylor was a captain, commanding a company that occupied Fort Harrison, a post in West Indiana Territory that withstood a pro-British Indian attack. The "West" at the time, referred to the area now known as the Midwest. The Battle of Thames resulted in the death of the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh. "William Henry Harrison also won several battles in the West, which we don't remember," Williams explained: the Siege of Fort Meigs in Ohio the Battle of Thames in Upper Canada, now Ontario and, recaptured Detroit. However, Presidents William Henry Harrison, Zachery Taylor, John Tyler, and James Buchanan were all also veterans of the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson, the overall commander of the battle, gets most of the fame, especially since he later became president. 18, 1815, a month and a half after the battle. It was not ratified by both nations and peace proclaimed until Feb. And, unlike many school history textbooks state, the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812 was not ratified before the Battle of New Orleans, Williams said. Instead, they came up through Lake Borgne, an estuary of the Gulf of Mexico, then across the bayous, said historian Glenn Williams.įurther, the Battle of New Orleans wasn't just one engagement, but at least five. 8, 1815, according to a senior historian at the U.S. 8, 2015) - The British never sailed up the Mississippi River during the Battle of New Orleans, fought 200 years ago, Jan. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. 1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S.
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