Miracle on the Mississippi: The Battle of New Orleans

A resounding victory that shocks the world and becomes a turning point in American history. It is a miracle on the Mississippi - The war of 1812.

[@seventhson27]

The British were armed with the "Brown Bess," a smooth bore musket accurate to about 50 yards. Their main tactic was to march up to about 50 yards, you take your shot, we take our shot, then rush in with bayonets before the enemy could reload. The American militia from the Revolutionary war on, didn't know beans about bayonets. Thus, the militia would take their shot and run and would not, could not, face the bayonets. However, in New Orleans, the Kentucky and Tennessee militia (thus the Tennessee Volunteers) didn't know beans about bayonets either, but they were armed with rifles accurate to 300 yards and knew how to hit what they were shooting at.

[@Myjacob99]

Jacksons raids caused the British general to send a message stating "These raids are very ungentlemanly" Jackson responded " i think it's very ungentlemanly for you to be on American land and you should go back to from where you came"

[@Gablesman888]

Two of my ancestors fought at the Battle of New Orleans. At the time of the battle the two men were unrelated. But their respective children would marry and produce my "8 Greats" grandfather. My own historical research has pretty much determined where these men were at the battle. Both were wounded in the battle and recovered. Really interesting story.

[@captmack007]

Patriots! My family too!!!!

[@southtexasprepper1837]

"General Jackson approves this mandate." What guile!!!! General Andrew Jackson reminds me so much of General George S. Patton: "Old Blood and Guts." As a Native-born Tennessean and transplanted Texan, it makes me so proud that General Andrew Jackson was an American General.

[@grouchomarx5609]

In 1814 we took a little trip, Along with colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississippi. We took a little bacon and we took a little beans, And we fought the bloody British in the town of New Orleans. We fired our guns and the British kept a comin', There wasn’t 'bout as many as there was awhile ago. We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico. Oh we looked down the river and we seen the british come. There must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on a drum. They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring. We stood behind our cotton bales and didn? t say a thing. Old hickory said we could take 'em by surprise, If we didn’t fire our muskets till we looked 'em in the eyes. We held our fire till we seen their faces well, Then we opened up our squirrel guns and gave 'em a little, well, we Fired our guns and the British kept a comin', There wasn’t 'bout as many as there was awhile ago. We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico. We fired our cannons till the barrels melted down, Then we grabbed an alligator and we fired another round. We filled his head with cannonballs and powdered his behind, And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind. We fired our guns and the British kept a comin', There wasn’t 'bout as many as there was awhile ago. We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico. We fired our guns and the British kept a comin', There wasn’t 'bout as many as there was awhile ago. We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico

[@danrgoodnight9345]

used to have that 45

[@stephenryder1995]

Should you give attribution to the song writer?

[@captmack007]

Thats a perfect poem!!!!

[@richardpcrowe]

I have a copy of a militia travel claim submitted by two of my ancestors for travel back from New Orleans to Mississippi after the Battle of New Orleans. I am proud of those two men!

[@josephdietz3446]

And there are people in this country that haven't been taught history that want to destroy his legacy and take him off of the 20 dollar bill every american should have to learn of these war of 1812battles New Orleans , The Great Lakes and the burning of Washington DC .200 years later we just want to dismiss these great Americans fighting to save the way of life we have today

[@davefrompa5334]

Jackson wasn't a nice guy. He was a slaveholder and kicked Indians off their land, In a lot of ways, he was like the British officer he hated - a bully. But he certainly was a brave and able commander who should be remembered. New Orleans was an important battle.

[@George-ip7cw]

A capable general. A terrible human being.

[@stevek8829]

There are a lot of born yesterday moralists. They imagine they would have been so different if born then.

[@stevek8829]

@@George-ip7cw how would you have been so different, if born in the 1700's?

[@captmack007]

Well said brother 🇺🇸 USA #1

[@JarritoFresa]

And thanks to the National Park Service for all the great footage you used in the film

[@STho205]

You are quite welcomed. This was clipped and re-edited from 3 films I worked on. Two at the park (several years apart) and one at Point Mobile. I think the station assembled it well. The last one was for the current park video about 5 years back, four days at about 15 degrees F. The other was for the Historic New Orleans Collection several years before that, and yes I was back this year for the bicentennial and for the bicentennial of the Fort Bowyer siege last year.

[@fload46d]

Nice touch about the prayers and hymns of the Ursuline sisters. This is one of the greatest and coolest battles ever in our country. LaSalle would have been jealous. Jackson had his faults and made his mistakes but for this and also his fight against a central bank we owe him big time.

[@LarryDickman1]

I am also a 101st vet. Thank you for your service.

[@fload46d]

Welcome home, brother.@@LarryDickman1

[@juniperman]

Great song “ the battle of New Orleans “ by Johny Horton

[@brisonrenner1027]

Why does your name look familier?

[@juniperman]

@@brisonrenner1027 ?

[@brisonrenner1027]

@@juniperman "Beckett" sounds familiar to me, but Idk why

[@Thespian821]

Great to see Steven Abolt in this documentary! I’ve met him a few times when he’s at the Mississinewa reenactment in Indiana.

[@robertspecht1911]

Like General Washington, prayed during the Revolution War, the prayers of New Orleans leads Jackson and our nation to Ending the War of 1812 as a Nation. Providence is ours only if walk with God.

[@jimharris4734]

AMEN. SO COMPLETELY TRUE.

[@DB-er-Handle2019]

Maybe true, but the war of 1812 was officially over prior to the battle of new orleans.

[@GAR9BALDI]

My ancestor, James Patterson, fought in the 3 battle that pushed Cornwallis to Yorktown and at Yorktown, he was placed under Maj General Lafayette. Then he was at the Ramparts with three of his sons. Many of those were descendants of the 240,000 highlanders of the highland clearances, 1746. The British then landed their Scot fusiliers at the battlefield on the Ramparts and not a one breached the line. My grandfather was born on Andrew Jackson's birthday and was called /andy Jack after him, and that is how I god me name, Andrew

[@BarryAir]

Great Story Dave!!!!!!just like the one you did on My Midget Mustang....

[@kahetel13]

I have learned so much in less than twenty and six minutes. Incredibly put and educative-Thank you

[@BIG-DIPPER-56]

Very Nice - Thanks!

[@jimkilcoyne7904]

The War of 1812 was NOT over with the negotiated treaty at Ghent. That was just the agreed-upon terms to be brought back to each country's government, the Parliament and Congress. The British did not recognize the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 between the US and France (Napoleon) and with some merit. I will skip the details but basically Napoleon "stole" Louisiana from Spain in 1801 and it was not his to sell in 1803. A British victory at New Orleans, and thus gaining a foothold in "Louisiana" which stretched from the Gulf to Canada and encompassed parts of 37 states today, would have changed history. So, those of you saying the American victory at New Orleans was a mere "after the fact" side show don't know your history. No way, I will say again, NO WAY would the British Parliament have ratified the Treaty of Ghent with its army holding New Orleans, and thus, Louisiana.

[@Jim-sb6wz]

Your exactly right Mr. Kilcoyne. The Brits almost came at us again until Napoleon broke out.

[@amyraab8326]

Very cool history 😮👍

[@philipgardner5171]

I feel like “general Jackson” role plays as that with his wife. He just seems too committed to the character

[@thelmagreenwood1429]

What a horrible insult for an award-winning performance!

[@tomservo5347]

These British units were probably the best troops in the world-hardened veterans of the Napoleonic Wars. A survivor said he'd never experienced such a tremendous hail of fire in all his years in Europe. I think 'Old Hickory' knew he didn't stand a chance out in the open so digging in and letting the British attack across swampy ground was his best chance-which proved overwhelmingly correct. It's a precursor to the Civil War-where the rifle proved it's superiority when used from a defensive position. Add to this Jackson's clever idea of the front rank firing then falling back to reload while another rank stepped up. A continuous hail of rifle fire against massed troops out in the open proved devastating. 2,000 British shot down compared to 8 killed and 13 wounded on Jackson's side. Too bad the war was over already.

[@mosheberger3567]

James Robert

[@exarmydoc]

The War was not over before the Battle of New Orleans was fought. Article IX of the Treaty of Ghent specified that the war would be over after both belligerents signed the treaty, both belligerents ratified the treaty, and the belligerents exchanged ratifications. That did not happen until a month after the Battle of New Orleans happened.

[@davefrompa5334]

I believe the idea of one firing rank replacing another firing rank was standard practice in the British army

[@forexed8948]

It makes you wonder how the people in England reacted to hearing about the battle that took place after the treaty of Ghent was signed, or how Wellington reacted to hearing of the death of his brother in law and how his wife reacted to the same.

[@tomservo5347]

@@forexed8948 I'm sure the British press went into full damage mode.

[@SeanP7195]

One thing the US knew very early on, was to have good Officers. This is why to this day places like West Point, VMI, the Citadel are so intense. They know second rate Officers get entire divisions wiped out.

[@nogoodnameleft]

I don't know about today's military. They love communism and CRT now in the military.

[@emilieleumas865]

Well done!!

[@JoeSmith-vs5sy]

Good video!

[@timmycrw91]

Heavy Catholic influence here, and glad it was documented. Thank u for this video on such important US history.

[@barry5356]

The Roman Catholics in New Orleans were not Sectarian unlike The Irish Roman Catholics.

[@lisasisk3713]

It wasn't catholic influence; it was Almighty God Our Heavenly and Jesus Christ His Son's battle.

[@aladrasullivan9018]

​@@lisasisk3713amen luv! ❤️

[@aladrasullivan9018]

They should have documented all the children the catholic priest have raped!!!

[@rodneyadamson8270]

I had a grandmother who was related to Renato Beluche ❤

[@mikeburch2998]

If there is a battle that I could have participated in.... it's this one.

[@BrigadierMM]

Cool! That's me at 4:03!

[@matthewkent8796]

The people Americans have fought against the most in history on their own soil has been against the British.

[@54356776]

Matthew Kent So Native Americans don't count then?

[@matthewkent8796]

Europeans.

[@54356776]

Matthew Kent You're trying to blame Europeans ?

[@stephenpratt6032]

The people americans have fought most against is themselves.

[@ronnyrono782]

The forgotten war? Not by me. Fascinating characters in a conflict as brutal as any in American history . James and Dolly Madison the president and first lady. Tecumseh, a man you have to read about and what you read you can't believe. The War of 1812. Wow!

[@wharris7594]

Tecumseh Was A Cherokee Warrior

[@uptonsavoie]

"That is the statue [the nuns] prayed to." An unfortunate choice of words. They prayed BEFORE the statue. They were not idolaters.

[@carlospissolito1]

Veo varias analogías entre este episodio y nuestra historia patria. El más obvio es que nosotros, también, nos enfrentamos y derrotamos a los ingleses. En el Norte querían tomar Nueva Orleans, en el Sur, Buenos Aires. En ambos casos milicias locales contra el mejor ejército profesional del mundo. En ambos bandos locales, atorrantes a cargo: en N. Orleans, Andrew Jackson, en Buenos Aires, Santiago de Liniers. Ambos le pidieron ayuda a la Virgeny ganaron, solo para caer después en desgracia.

[@erictaylor5462]

7:50 Is he the one who blew the gator's mind.

[@thomasschoon8407]

Johnny Horton 'we fired our cannons 'til the barrels melted down so we grabbed an alligator and fought another round, we filled his head with cannonballs and powdered his behind and when we touched the powder off the gator lost his mind...........

[@donniepeterson6862]

Thumbs up !

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[@larrysfarris]

Comment @ 2:15 is misleading since Napoleon had not been defeated yet (at the time of the Battle of New Orleans). Waterloo had yet to be fought.

[@kimjong-un9506]

Larry Farris actually they were referring to his first exile to Elba obviously buuuuuuuttt I’m sure you figured that out already been a month

[@SeanP7195]

Gumm I was always taught that the War of 1812 had actually ended just prior but word did not get to these troops in either side in time.

[@josephdietz3446]

The Treaty of Ghent had been signed but if the British would have won they would have torn the treaty up and claimed the Louisiana purchase as their squander from the battle . Two oppossing forces were a mile apart from each other for weeks before threatening to battle if the British would have been told what Pickering thought was going to happen at that fight they may not have signed

[@STho205]

Treaties are signed temporarily by negotiating ambassadors, but the standing governments of both nations must ratify them in the case of a conditional armistice like this one. The British were failing on all campaigns against Detroit and the Great Lakes. The Baltimore campaign failed. They burned DC but it was an empty city and had no logistical value. The US government was back a month later meeting in the post office. The war was expensive, with Napoleon on Elba it no longer served British interests to keep America embargoed or to swell their royal navy crews. It was the British Foreign Office in Oct 1814 that requested the armistice on status quo. The British military was furious, as the war would extend there careers and offer captured booty. Thus the move on New Orleans following the failure in Baltimore. The military assumed it would be a ground taken treaty, not a status quo no gains treaty. The US wanted the Canadian towns. The UK wanted Detriot and Louisiana to restore warm water ports and St Louis to Canada. Neither got it. However the US did gain a neutral free trade Great Lakes for perpetuity. The US took South Mississippi and the Mobile district from Spain and didn't give it back. The US gained Northern Maine that had been in dispute. The US assembled its first professional army and those regiments are the seed of today's army.

[@daviddorger7996]

We fired our Cannon till the barrel melted down So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round We filled his head with cannonballs And powdered his behind And when we set the powder off The gator lost his mind. ................ Fucking epic

[@importantname]

please tell me a battle that was not important to the people fighting it?

[@southtexasprepper1837]

Although the Battle of New Orleans had no real bearing on the outcome of the War of 1812, General Andrew Jackson's overwhelming victory elevated the National Pride of the United States, which had suffered a number of setbacks during the War of 1812. The Battle of New Orleans was also the last armed engagement between the United States and Great Britain.

[@thunderbird1921]

Yeah, the War of 1812 was a stalemate/draw in so many ways. The Canada campaign was a total bust and we had some embarrassing defeats elsewhere (the destruction in Washington being among the most ugly), but we did drive the British out eventually, won some significant naval engagements and firmly defeated Tecumseh's tribal army. Plus, the impressing of US sailors into Royal Navy service stopped, so one of the main objectives of the war was achieved. A wild, turbulent chapter in America's history no matter how you slice it.

[@southtexasprepper1837]

@@thunderbird1921 Technically, if you count the dead, the Battle of New Orleans was a major defeat for Great Britain. For the campaign, British casualties totaled 2,459 with 386 killed, 1,521 wounded, and 552 missing, while American casualties totaled 333 with 55 killed, 185 wounded, and 93 missing. You may view the war as "a draw, but for the United States, the War of 1812 solidified the United States as a nation. It also started the slow decline as Great Britain as a World Power.

[@southtexasprepper1837]

@Michael Holmes Never heard of "The Aroostook War" (aka "Pork and Beans War") until I looked it up. Much like "The Pig War" (Fighting getting started over a lousy pig????? Jesus!). From the information that I've found, the term "war" was rhetorical; local militia were called out but never really engaged in actual combat. The only real casualties were 38 non-combat deaths. 2 by bear attacks. Historians classify it as "an International Incident."

[@user-iz5ue7xd4o]

God bless America and jackson

[@ryancoulter4797]

Did any of the British side who survived end up staying in New Orleans? I have this feeling my family has ties to this, just not on the winning side.

[@franciscoguzman1034]

1814 America tells England and the World look out We will mot be step on.

[@CharlesJenkins-be2cv]

Mot?

[@lindaeasley5606]

That tactic of British troops marching in line on the battlefield is kamakazi in nature.No wonder they lost so many

[@bd1950]

The war ended at the negotiation table about two weeks before.

[@nogoodnameleft]

No it didn't. The war ended in mid-February 1815. Article IX of the Treaty of Ghent says there will be no end of the war or hostilities until both sides have ratified and exchanged the treaty officially, which did not happen until February 17, 1815. The British also sneakily negotiated the Treaty of Ghent in Fall/Winter 1814 while secretly ordering General Pakenham to invade Mobile and New Orleans. Jackson stopped them at Mobile and New Orleans. The battle of New Orleans was not one day. It was fought beginning in early December 1814 when the British invaded Louisiana and set up troops and guns right outside of New Orleans. The British were not going to leave New Orleans if they had won the battle because they and their allies Spain did not recognize the Louisiana Purchase because they voided all treaties and land deals done by Napoleon from 1799-1815. They claimed the 1800 purchase of Louisiana from Spain by Napoleonic France was illegitimate so Louisiana was not a part of the Treaty of Ghent negotiations until the Battle of New Orleans forced them to accept that it belonged to the USA.

[@lisasisk3713]

That didn't stop the Brits from attacking and their plan to take New Orleans and everything west of the Mississipi/NOT!!

[@beandipcartography]

"In 1814 we took a little trip with Rigatoni Joni down the mighty Mississip ...."

[@cooperchappell8310]

in this battle the british lost about 2,000 out of 10,000 men and the americans led by andrew jackson lost only 71

[@overlandnsea]

Copper Chappell - that's coz the Americans were hid behind prepared lines where as the poor old British redcoats had to march at cannons and intense musket fire.... no wonder there was such disparity in casualties. GSTQ

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

overlandnsea So? The Brits just kept marching forward which was a waste. The US were also full of passion and desperation to defend their home.

[@overlandnsea]

+Adolfary Clitler What like when they ran away up at Blandesburg so fast the Red coats nick named the battle " The Blandesburg Races " 😂😂😂 Or when your mighty American Army fled Washington so fast the capturing British Officers sat dion and ate the food prepared for the President at the White House Presidential dining table - Ask around why its called " The White House" ??? 😂😂😂😂🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@thealandislands4061]

@@overlandnsea lol love to see little, old Britain try to do that today. Also, most of the major battles of the war(Battle of New Orleans, Battle of Lake Erie, Battle of the Thames, Battle of Baltimore, Battle of Tippecanoe, Battle of Plattsburgh). Kinda sad losing two wars in a row to the untrained yanks, huh?

[@davefrompa5334]

@@overlandnsea You lost at Baltimore and had to leave .We maintained our independence and sovereignty, including unrestricted commerce at sea, and kept the way clear for westward expansion. In short, we achieved our main goals. I'd call that a win. As far capturing Canada is concerned, that would have been a bonus, It wasn't the main reason Americans went to war.

[@iamAwesomo1994]

now the enemies come from within

[@cwdor]

Isn’t it amazing that a ragtag bunch of squall hunters defeated the worlds most powerful army ???????? Ha ha ha ha How in the hell did they do that

[@williamwallace3257]

A battle of the armies led by two irishman! Packenham from county westmeath Ireland and Andrew Jackson the son of Irish parents!

[@B.K.U.R]

ayo pierre you wanna come out here

[@lonw.7016]

don't tread on me

[@jmculve]

"Unfortunatly that didnt happen?" WOW. Tory American professor thinks it is unfortunate the 1812 British were bogged down. Says it all.

[@philipgardner5171]

It’s been 200 years. Let it go

[@bentonjennings]

Sorry my old friend Steve Abolt... on the 23rd the 7th and all others managed to retreat under fire and at threat from bayonets without much "proving their worth with the bayonet". ;-)

[@tonybarde2572]

Marines also participated

[@exarmydoc]

Only between 50 and 60 Marines participated. At one time, the Site for Young Marines was claiming that the Battle of New Orleans had been fought between US Marines and the British Army.

[@mikewalrus4763]

What you have to remember is that about one third of the American Troops where acrually British Deserters which eplains why they fought so hard, they knew that if the Brish won they would all hang!

[@westpointsnell1935]

the British kept a comin there wasn t quite as many as there was a while ago....love that line

[@stuartwebster9325]

us British have more history ! Americans make me feel sick with your overbearing over the top flag waving and we won the war

[@carl5381]

"us British have more history". Thats about all you have. Enjoy.

[@westpointsnell1935]

Stuart Webster ahh,no you lost the war

[@stuartwebster9325]

enjoy your new 45th president , what a wanker ! Just like the good old USA

[@westpointsnell1935]

Stuart Webster you 'll never beat us,you never will and never have

[@SeanP7195]

They lose on January the 8th. Elvis is born on January the 8th. Elvis nickname is "the King". Coincidence?

[@overlandnsea]

No ......... what coincidence is that ?

[@SeanP7195]

@@overlandnsea Humor, get some

[@stevek8829]

@@SeanP7195 "humor get some," good advice. Do you know the percent of KZbinrs that remember Elvis, or even saw one of his movies? Probably looow!

[@dannyderanged6143]

go APUSH WOOOOOOO

[@niclasjohansson3390]

And no mentioning of that Laffiete, and many other "Americans" were Frenshmen.

[@niclasjohansson3390]

Lafitte was a FRENCH Privateer, yes a Frenchman that somebody wants you Americans to hate so much. Now dont get me wrong i have nothing against the USA or its population- I do like you guys, but they dont realy tell you the facts in school, now do they

[@davidcervantes520]

Niclas Johansson

[@martynspeck]

Pirate and Smuggler is a little more accurate. He fit in well over here. Look, there are French soldiers buried over here who fought for America and American soldiers buried in France who fought for France although the history is a little more complicated than that. Except for the Quasi War with Napolean's regime, we tended to fight on the same side.

[@geohaggard]

The fact the jean Laffiete was French is or was taught when I was in school!

[@outpostflags]

you only know what someone has told you, we just proved the media is all lies, why dont you get off your ass and defend Europe

[@carlosvasquezvasquez2845]

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[@DMG00111-p]

It isn't a bad documentary, as long as you bare in mind it didn't really change anything or "turn any points". The war was already over and had been for some time. In fact, the war was quite a pointless war....nobody gained anything, except it probably gave the Canadians some feeling of nationhood)

[@DMG00111-p]

***** Kind of amusing that you automatically assume I'm a "Brit". I'm not. I just have a hobbyists interest in military history, and early American history too. I do realise that it's sometimes difficult to take an objective view of your own country's history, particularly if you are American, which I assume you are? I'm actually Australian, and if you are an American I guess you might need help with that. Australia is not a German speaking country in Western Europe. Go to a globe of the World and look at the USA. Right underneath the USA you will see Mexico, but I expect you know that. Now look below Mexico. You will see a large continent. wide at the top and narrowing to a point as you move south. That is "South America" (You are in North America. so the bit below you is "South America"....get it?) Now. run your finger down "South" America till you reach the bottom.....you doing fine. You will know when you get to the bottom because there will be no more land. Now. move your finger to the left.....keep moving it right across the Pacific. You will see lots of small islands but ignore them.....eventually you will come to a large island continent, that's Australia. It will probably have "Australia" written on it in big letters. which should help you. Australia is an English speaking country (not German) , not unlike the USA. You would probably feel quite at home there (once you got used to not seeing fat, overweight people all over the place) A couple more things. Charlton Heston WASN'T present at the Battle (He was an actor who played "Old Hiccory") Neither was Johnny Horton. Oh, and it wasn't squirrel guns that drove off the British. It was very cleverly placed artillery ("artillery" is very big guns....like your police carry only much. much bigger). Have a nice day Matey

[@DMG00111-p]

masterbate23 I'm not in your presence you dope. I'm the other sude of the world, you hamburger eating overweight Septic Tank. Do yourself a favor and learn about the rest of the world

[@masterbate23]

lenfire I know this country has declined because of its greed and the fact that the greedy bastards sent our jobs to china so they could pocket billions and pay off politicians, i hate the upper class of this country. Im not blaming it on the black president, i just hate him because hes a muslim, a liar and made our debt even worse. then he gos around the world and insults other leaders! I think this country is due for another revolution! Im not a prideful ignorant patriot like you think!

[@DMG00111-p]

masterbate23 Washington was burned because the US Government of the time delclared a War they couldn't possibly win. Even elements within the US government knew that. Silly JohnR and his "as far as Im concerned Aussies are just second hand Brits" or whatever his words were.......What does that make Americans, or Canadians, or New Zealanders....its just nonsense isnt it. We are all a bit unique in our own way. What zenophobic misses is that we are different, but we are all part of the same story. And of course Obsma isnt a moslem, but if he were it wouldnt make him a bad man. If he is a bad president its probably because he's just not very good at the job. It happens

[@DMG00111-p]

***** i feel like I'm talking to a child here. The population of all those English speaking countries I mentioned are the same. Ie like the USA they originate from all over the world, not just the UK If you had known that you wouldnt have made thst silly comment about Aussies being Brits once removed. I suspect you dont even know yourself what you mean when you say "Brit" As I said before, you need to learn a bit more about history and the rest of the world before you make silly comments. I was being kind in the initial comments about the documentary that started all this. Its inaccurate un quite a few places. I suggest you stop watching TV and KZbin and borrow a few books frim your local library and READ

[@williamallencrowder361]

No one fought harder than the Americans

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[@stuartwebster9325]

ok ok look have got nothing against the USA and yes your perfectly right we was beaten fare and square by your good selfs in the war of independence and 1815 the bumbling George the lll lost the American colonies because of greed on saying that it's a war that we should never have lost but credit to your declaration of independence and the war you fought along with the 1815 campaign , we are a small island but we are immensely. proud of our country and it's history and yet saddened by what it as now become a pale forlorn figure of its once glorious past , but insignificant island no way , the battle of Britain holds testimony to exactly what my country means to me . apologies for my recent posts .

[@juliodyarzagaray]

I'm am American. When I try to describe the British heart to other Americans I tell them about "the little ships" Dunkirk. tells you all you need to know

[@tomnelson1340]

Sent pakenham home in cask of rum

[@nogoodnameleft]

His second in command General Gibbs also was killed in action. The surviving commanding general who was not wounded or killed was like 5th in the chain of command and he was shell-shocked and had no idea what to do even though on the west bank/right flank of Jackson the British had smashed through the defenses and had nobody blocking them from walking into New Orleans.

[@lonw.7016]

library of congress has the records

[@Greggee100]

native american indians like this war KNEW TERRAIN

[@rocknroll368]

Andrew Jackson a great American hero!

[@aladrasullivan9018]

Couldn't have done it without Jean Lafitte!

[@stephenryder1995]

He was only 13 years old when he was captured by the British during the Revolutionary war. Apparently he suffered such degradation and the kind of abuse some boys esperience at the hands of some men, that he never forgot or forgave the British military, carrying an incediary hatred for them all through his life thereafter.

[@white-dragon4424]

Must've hated himself then, because "Jackson" (i.e. Son of Jack) is a British, specifically an English surname.

[@stephenryder1995]

@@white-dragon4424 That's the stupidest remark I ever read. He had no say in what his parents' name was. He was a native-born American, who, like many Americans back then, hated the British and fought them during the Revolution. Major John Coffin, a British officer, slapped him in the head when he was captured at age 13. He hated the British - not himself, moron.

[@DK-pb7tr]

It would have been so different if the brits hade won

[@mikewalrus4763]

As for Privateers - they are public spirited people who fought for money using a letter of Marque - you could attack your enemy and get prize money for it but if you attack youe own you are nothing but a Pirate - those so called Privateers were nothing less than Pirates

[@julianreyes7505]

It's not a statue it's an IDOL.

[@ryangianan1439]

Lol, your prottie heretic ancestors prayers didnt help save New Orleans from the Brits

[@thomasmoore5949]

Yes! A beautiful idol!

[@scootin123]

Well we licked them. We really licked them. Well I didn't lick'em. They licked them. But we licked them

[@jimharris4734]

Lol😄😉

[@edwardcairejr.3599]

Parted-hair Jackson with gi-normous ears!!!😳 Nice documentary though!!👍

[@jules151968]

You may have won the battle, but we won the war.

[@davefrompa5334]

We stopped impressment and maintained our land and sovereignty. We kept you from infringing on our westward expansion. I'd call that a win. If we would have taken Canada, that would have been just a bonus. The invasion of Canada wasn't the main reason for the war, as far as we're concerned

[@jules151968]

@@davefrompa5334We'll just call it a draw then Dave.

[@Delogros]

@@davefrompa5334 Impressment was ended before the war even started so that statement is a lie, You started an aggressive war so as the aggressor the fact you weren't fully invaded (British troops did occupy US land at the end of the war) is hardly impressive, The British never tried to stop US expansion to the west being located to the North of the original colonies and for multiple members of congress Canada was the main reason for the war so it was hardly a secondary objective given you tried to invade it like 7 times. The British while only able to dedicate 15% of it's military to the USA front (At it's height of a deployment) technically only needed to hold on to Canada to claim victory (incorrectly but that statement has more validity then your multiple lies) but the only real achievement of the US in the war was to stop the sale of British arms to the natives which again is not a particularly impressive feat given the bulk of Indian weapons came from American traders in the first place, the US then went on to essentially commit genocide against the indigenous population in the expansion west and break almost every agreement they made with them when it became inconvenient, a stigma the USA will have to live with forever but sure, yOu WoN...

[@davefrompa5334]

@@jules151968 Fair enough

[@davefrompa5334]

@@Delogros Yeah, we did bad things to Native Americans and Mexicans, just like the British did bad things to East Indians, Chinese, Black Africans , Aborigines , Afghans, Native Americans ,French Canadians, and Maori peoples .I'm not sure about impressment being over before the War of 1812. You might want to check out "Battle of New Orleans - A Meaningful Victory." It's on You Tube.

[@thomasmoore5949]

It’s always such a pleasure to read about a British defeat, and red jackets trampled in the mud. If the British had won there they would have taken the interior of the continent. For a while anyway. The USA was already too big an idea for those people to stifle.

[@stevek8829]

At the time of the Treaty of Ghent, the battle was unknown. The war was already over.

[@stevep5408]

Why would Lafitte have bet on the Americans?

[@chd1694]

U brits lost plain and simple. Andrew jackson is one of the greatest American generals ever. U brits lost to farmers and non-professional men. Lmao 😂 But, at least u brits have a world cup. Lol 😂

[@johnmcdonald9304]

@Joshua Whiteside No we didn't. The US Army and Marines NEVER lost an engagement with the NVA or Vietcong. The Democrats politcians lost the war. Just like the UK's Labor Party have hand Britain over to the Muslims.

[@Robertd-lq7jp]

Look at your history mate you had scottish Irish fighting with you they hated the English as much as you and you forgot to mention the French help you along the way your history is young compared to the Brit's.

[@jules151968]

We lost the battle, but won the war.

[@justinneill5003]

The Brits were fighting on foreign soil, half a world away from home. It makes a big difference. But it's also fair to say that they were lions led by donkeys[ British senior officers at that time held their rank because of background and wealth, and commissions were purchased for them by their rich families as a last resort if they were crap at everything else. The soldiers themselves were well trained, disciplined and courageous, but were often led by goofy chinless wonders.

[@southtexasprepper1837]

@@Robertd-lq7jp During the War of 1812, the United States was on its own. The French and the English were fighting each other (the "Napoleonic Wars"). It shows the foolishness of the English fighting a two-front war, mate. Just ask the Germans. They made that mistake during World War I and II.

[@cwdor]

Welll we fired our guns and the British kept a acomen There weren’t as many as they were awhile ago We fired once more and the British started running Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

[@Sq12Sq22u22]

This is actually AFTER the treaty had been signed and both sides did not know it, BUT this particular British army had marched from Canada and the there were 2 other British armies to march and join up with them, but the DID not march, because they had heard of the treaty. SO the British army that marched from Canada marched and fought the whole breadth until they got south to New Orleans, but the British had no ammunition OR supplies left and it was the Americans who did. SO this doco is VERY UNTRUE....as to the war futher north on the Canadian front it was the Americans who invaded Canada that precitated the engagement, NOT the way this doc0 wants to p0rtray it, as to the impressment of US sailors , which this doco says,, that is crap too.......beaca8se just like the US does today , the British at that time, as they were fighting Napoleon on the continent the British had banned any trade with them from foreign nations and the USA knew this and ran the blockade any way. so the British too action to STOP this, just like the USA does today; The British army at New Orleans was NOT experienced and were NOT ever under Wellington, they were left overs that were never in significant numbers and once again it has to9 be said that the British at New Orleans were OUT OF AMMUNTION AND SUPPLIES and this information is available if you really want to search for it.

[@davefrompa5334]

I think you're wrong. The US just didn't decide to invade Canada for no reason. It WAS the impressment of American sailors

[@nogoodnameleft]

Umm, no. They were hardened veterans of the Peninsular War in Spain versus Napoleon. Because these particular British troops had a huge love of their Spanish allies from the Peninsular War they wanted to help retake the Louisiana Purchase (that the British/Spanish VOIDED because they did not recognize any treaty and land deals done by Napoleon) for the Spanish Empire and even split up Louisiana between Britain and Spain as spoils of war. The British never planned on recognizing Louisiana Territory as being American and were not planning to leave New Orleans if they had won the battle. Same thing like how the USA invaded and conquered West Florida from Spain (British ally during the War of 1812) in 1813 and never evacuated West Florida after the Treaty of Ghent.

[@lonw.7016]

elspeth kate becking ham. hmmm

[@niclasjohansson3390]

What a bunch of BS, the British navy was the worlds strongest at this time, but there army FAR from it !

[@niclasjohansson3390]

Only in North America

[@tonylast9181]

Napoleon didn't go out of the picture until June 1815. A long time from 1812. Until then the major part of the British Army was involved in fighting in Portugal and Spain. And most of the RN was blockading France.

[@NoOne3234]

This battle occurred in 1815. Napoleon was exiled to Elba in 1814, allowing the Royal Navy to shift a large number of ships to the Americas and bring in experienced troops from the Peninsular War. This battle was a pointless waste of life, because the peace treaty had been signed a month earlier.

[@scott8486]

You spelled "their" wrong

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

Daniel Turissini And the US...

[@ziggy6848]

Looks like the Roman Catholics beat the Protestants on that day.

[@rorymac7714]

This battle was unnecessary, peace had already been declared. the British had already burnt he White House

[@shawnwing-kovarik9762]

British never learns there lessons...

[@1960caesar]

more american bullshit! , like you most people do not know there hisotry british and american.

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

David Austin Like you, most people don’t know their grammar.

[@rumbleice9467]

David Austin learn Grammar sir. I like Churchill better than you

[@lonw.7016]

la feet or lafayette this is basic stuff. sheesh

[@redarmy1582]

Americans ....... SPEAK FRENCH RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SeanP7195]

The French accents quickly changed, much like they did in Haiti.

[@ilfarmboy]

an unnecessary battle since the treaty of Ghent was signed 3 weeks earlier

[@davefrompa5334]

No it wasn't. The peace treaty was signed but not ratified, If the British could have taken New Orleans, they may have seriously infringed on US westward expansion.

[@ilfarmboy]

true forgot about that thanks

[@techracer2003]

A stupid military blunder on the English side...Andrew Jackson should have easily been defeated if the fort opposite the river with all the American artillery pieces were taken first by the British before their infantry advance.

[@nogoodnameleft]

Woulda, shoulda, coulda. The final battle was like the third strike in baseball. The first two mistakes by the British were stupid mistakes. The third and final one was just the result of the failures of the first two strikes. The British made two disastrous blunders (two strikes) before 1/8/1815. The "reconnaissance in force" on Dec 28 should have pressed forward because thousands of Jackson's men had retreated because they all knew if the British had just kept walking forward they would have taken Line Jackson with very little casualties. On December 28 the defensive line on the canal was not finished yet at all. On January 1 the British and Americans had an artillery duel and again the Americans were retreating to their second line of defense because numerous American guns were knocked out by the British unlike the fateful final battle. But because the British had no more artillery ammo they decided to not send in the infantry to take Line Jackson.

[@white-dragon4424]

The commander of British ground forces at the battle was Irish, not English, and the RN commander was Scottish.

[@gray3553]

This minor skirmish was handed to the Americans by the British.

[@paulmiraldi7192]

Final score US 2..Great Britain 0

[@abcbcde9985]

But the war was already over! The shock was that the British had walked into the US capital earlier that year and peace had been agreed. The British were not interested in a war with the US, they had much bigger fish to fry. They had to go and sort out Napoleon (again) and consolidate India (Jewel in the Crown). Sadly the net result of the deadlock was that the US then looked west and did terrible things to the native Americans whilst maintaining huge numbers of slaves. Makes one think! If the Brits had kept up the blockades and diverted troops from Europe and India the native American and slaves may have had a very different past.....

[@magtinfal7908]

1. Doesn't matter if the war was already over the Brits still got their asses kicked 2. If the British weren't interested even though this war went after Napoleon was defeated why would they join a multi year war? 3. The Brits had already killed off most of the Natives in the area what would the US do that the Brits and French didn't already do?

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

Abc Bcde What are you on? Why do we get shit on for this? The Brits stole land first. The Australians too. Muslims stole land as well! Why do we get shit on? We didn’t start the land theft and slave trade. The US kicked British ass that day, and we stayed alive as a nation against their tyranny.

[@michaelross3512]

Nobody enslaved , and brutalized more than the British.

[@davefrompa5334]

The war wasn't over until the treaty was ratified by both powers ( not just signed by representatives at Ghent ) and it wasn't ratified

[@lonw.7016]

the war of 1812 was over during the battle of new orleans study the books

[@mqr5wo]

The treaty ending the war clearly states that the war will not be over in an area until word of the treaty reaches that area. word of the treaty did not reach the new Orleans area , until after the battle.

[@nogoodnameleft]

Nope. Treaty was not ratified until February 1815. Also the treaty stated no ceasefire until one side or another receives word of the treaty. So game on with the hostilities. Also if the UK had won the battle they would not have evacuated and they already declared VOID the Louisiana Purchase because they nullified all treaties and land deals made by Napoleon since 1799.

[@captainron1960]

The war was over before the battle

[@captainron1960]

Yes it was over

[@captainron1960]

You were not there

[@captainron1960]

You must be British, They never had it to give back . they got big butt kicking

[@captainron1960]

You are irrelevant

[@STho205]

Ron Finuf . Your debater is correct. The war was not over. The last battles would be a month later in Mobile Bay and St Marys in Georgia. Wars end when combat ends. Negotiated treaties mean nothing until both governments approve them, unless one force or the other unconditionally surrenders. Many wars have several treaties and armistices then fighting starts back up. In the case of 1812, neither force surrendered. They simply acknowledged on Christmas 1814 that the purpose of the war/conflict had gone away. After the failure of the Baltimore campaign following the Canadian retreat from Detroit, the UK saw no future gains, the US had grown from a silly joke in 1812 into a similar fighting force to the UK regulars. The UK had long since rescended the Orders in Council that started the war anyway,and Napoleon was in Elba. The US had what they wanted and the UK what they needed, why fight further, except.... The British military knew treaties were being negotiated and were, like good conquerors, trying to take as much ground as possible before ratification. Lord Gen Packingham had only arrived in New Orleans from Europe a week or so before Christmas. He knew what was going on in Ghent. Jackson, though, had no idea about the negotiations.

[@andrewyarosh1809]

“Very, very brave....” Very, very stupid......

[@frankfrank1480]

Brits, the mightiest Army of the World😂🤣.. that's sounds in German Ears like the biggest Joke of Mankind History!! Haha.. "I wish it will became Night, or the Prussian arrive!" Lord Wellington, Waterloo 1815...By the Will of the God's, so long as the Earth rolls there's just one Warrior Force you allowed to call the Mightiest of all: On any time the Germans, by nature! 😉🇩🇪

[@lonw.7016]

don't let none of the props fool you folks. we got our ass kicked. aren't making movies of the burning f washington dc.

[@jed4426]

That doesn't even make sense. We stopped them in Baltimore. We stopped them in NJ. We stopped them in New Orleans. Yes. We lost Washington but we stopped them every where else.

[@nogoodnameleft]

Umm, mother nature (a monster hurricane/tornado/cyclone) kicked the British out of DC like an act of God. Baltimore was a much more important strategic area than DC. DC was (still is) a fucking swamp that has no strategic value if all the politicians can safely evacuate (which they all did). If Baltimore had fallen it would have been the end of the war with American surrender because Baltimore was a major port like New Orleans.

[@nogoodnameleft]

@@jed4426 Lake Erie and Plattsburgh were HUGE naval victories against the mighty Royal Navy. Those stopped the British from easily sending in army troops on ships and taking over New York and all the other big cities. It's funny how Canadians and British never want to talk about Lake Erie and Plattsburgh.

[@fratersol]

War if 1812 was America being greedy and trying to annex Canada. We didn't accomplish that so we lost

[@exarmydoc]

The War of 1812 happened because Britain had, for at least 10 years prior to the War had committed acts of aggression against the US and had committed acts of war against the US, the Leander affair in 1806, the Chesapeake/Leopard affair in 1807.

[@shawnwing-kovarik9762]

The war started because of the British forcing Americans into their navy

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

Frater Sol No you dumbass. The War Of 1812 happened because the Brits used impressment and forced conscription against US sailors. Why are we always the “bad guys?”

[@SN-xk2rl]

@@exarmydoc Who goes to war over a policy that is no longer being practiced. The war was an imperialist land grab (that failed) by the US.

[@SN-xk2rl]

@@shawnwing-kovarik9762 That had already stopped before the US fired a shot. The US wanted to annex Canada, the impressment was a pretext.

[@aladrasullivan9018]

And no mention of Jean Lafitte! Jackson couldn't have done it without him!

[@westpointsnell1935]

the British kept a comin there wasn t quite as many as there was a while ago....love that line

[@outpostflags]

that line may well have come from the trial of Henry Ford, they were trying to stop him from publishing the international Jew, and accused him of being insane, they asked him in court ''How many British soldiers came to fight in the revolutionary war'' he replied ''a lot more than went back '' went on to point out he didnt have to know every little fact that he was a millionaire and he had people working for him who could give him the answer to any question he needed to know.

[@exarmydoc]

Every account of the Battle of New Orleans says the British, while defeated and demoralized after the battle, did not rout. They held their position for about 10 days after the Battle then withdrew from the battlefield.