User talk:MysticStrike00

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Battle of New Orleans
Hi,

I have been really impressed with what I have read by Gene Allen Smith. His book The Slaves' Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812 could well provide some interesting content in relation to African American participation in this battle/campaign, given how many "free men of color" units get mentioned in various order of battle listings.

This aside, the diversity of the inhabitants of New Orleans, and their participation would be of interest. The threat from the British does seem to have resulted in the inhabitants being "one nation under God". They were not all white anglo saxon protestants; far from it. I think the fact that some units made up of cajun militia troops were francophone caused some communication issues with the anglophones.

Best of luck with your assignment! Keith H99 (talk) 17:13, 13 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I found the following statement of interest within Capture of New Orleans in 1862.


 * In the 1810 census only 13 percent of the population was Anglo-American. The population of that time was made up mostly of French-speaking Creoles, refugees from Saint Domingue and the Haitian Revolution, and ethnic French who had migrated here after the British takeover of French territory following the French and Indian War.


 * Unfortunately it isn't sourced. Keith H99 (talk) 09:27, 18 February 2022 (UTC)