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Fact: The fighting in Louisiana began in December 1814 and did not end until late January, after the Americans held off the Royal Navy during a ten-day siege of Fort St. Philip (the Royal Navy went on to capture Fort Bowyer near Mobile, before the commanders received news of the peace treaty)

MLA Citation: “The Battle of New Orleans, 8th January 1814 (colour Litho).” Bridgeman Images: The Bridgeman Art Library, 2014.

ISBN: 9781784029630

Quote: (January 5, 1815) Last engagement in the War of 1812. It took place two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent was signed because news of the treaty had not reached New Orleans. Phase Three

Brown, John S. “British Suffer Heavy Losses.” Army (Washington. 1956), vol. 65, no. 1, Association of the United States Army, 2015, p. 43.

This scholarly article explains the role Native Americans had to use to defeat the British. Jackson used the Choctaw Warriors and different militias to fight off enemy forces. This allows us to see the importance of the aid the Native Americans provided. This discovery shows diversity by the different cultures and races included in The Battle of New Orleans.

Kanon, Tom. Tennesseans at War, 1812–1815: Andrew Jackson, the Creek War, and the Battle of New Orleans. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, 2014.

This scholarly article explains the help the Native Americans provided for Andrew Jackson. In the article it allows us to see diversity of troops who fought in The Battle of New Orleans. Diverse groups are often overlooked when talking about this battle but, this article allows us to see all different groups. *New Source* The old source was cut due to the fact of it not being scholarly.

Phase Four

Source Paragraph 1: "Jackson's forces were diverse and broadly representative of the American frontier, including Infantry; both seasoned and less experienced militia; Marines and sailors ashore, in addition to the crews of three warships on the river itself; Choctaw warriors; and Baratarians led by Jean Lafitte who were either pirates or privateers, depending upon whom one consulted."

Summary Paragraph 1: Jackson's forces were consisted of multiple different groups that is often overlooked in history during the war. The Choctaw warriors were a tribe that contributed greatly to Jackson's success.

Source Paragraph 2: “men who fought Indians, surveyed the conquered land, established commercial links with the East, and wielded political power in the freshly carved settlements” (5). The War of 1812 provided them with the ultimate opportunity to enhance their status through military action and legitimize their efforts at westward expansion by removing Indians from lands.

Summary Paragraph 2: As Americans conquered reservations it allowed for relationships to grow with Native Americans. The War of 1812 gave Americans opportunities to have allies help fight the war with them.

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Despite great challenges, General Andrew Jackson, with support from the U.S. Navy, successfully cobbled together a force of militia from Louisiana and Mississippi, U.S. Army regulars, a large contingent of Tennessee state militia, Kentucky frontiersmen and local privateers (the latter led by the pirate Jean Lafitte). Jackson's forces were consisted of multiple different groups that is often overlooked in history during the war. The Choctaw warriors were a tribe that contributed greatly to Jackson's success. As Americans conquered reservations it allowed for relationships to grow with Native Americans. The War of 1812 gave Americans opportunities to have allies help fight the war with them.