The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory

Join us as we travel back to January 8, 1815, to witness the intense battle on the plains of Chalmette, south of New Orleans. The Battle of New Orleans was a significant yet misunderstood victory by American forces, led by General Andrew Jackson, over the invading British military. The documentary THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS: A MEANINGFUL VICTORY examines this turning point in the forgotten War of 1812 and enlists the expertise and knowledge of numerous historians to relate the events leading up to the Battle and to describe the importance of its outcome to the expansion of a young America, guiding the country to its destiny of strength and influence. Experience the moment when one nation became united in this epic historical reenactment. Don't forget to subscribe for more thrilling history and travel content!
Produced by WYES-TV. Co-produced and hosted by Marcia Kavanaugh and Tom Gregory
47:20 Meaning

[@Jerry-fn5nx]

Very well done. Thoroughly enjoyed this documentary 👍

[@tomgotv]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the documentary. If you have a chance, please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@oliver2846]

So did i.

[@user-kk8rb2px6y]

Lafitte's Cannoneers were the best in the World, learning to be crack cannon marksmen on an up and down moving sailing ship. And Jackson's Tennessee long rifle marksmen were the best shots in the World. Marksmanship won the day.

[@michaelparks5669]

my 5 gggrand father was there from kentuky.

[@seminolewar]

I was part of this documentary in 2015. We were filming backup shots and planning at least two years prior.

[@tomgotv]

Thank you!!! Please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@JeffRyan-q9z]

This is how we got here, so let's keep it.

[@1LSWilliam]

The only serious defect in this really remarkable reportage is how the contribution of the Choctaws is almost invisible. Jackson knew how vulnerable his left flank was, and anticipated the avowed plan of the British to attack, so he assign

[@tomgotv]

Thanks for watching and for your comment. Unfortunately, there are time constraints with any documentary. The Choctaw contribution should not be limited. Thank you very much! If you get a chance, please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@carywest9256]

First to comment, learnt those limeys sumpin' that day in Chalmette. And didn't even need ta fight the battle, 'cause the ink weren't dry yet on The Treaty of Ghent.

[@conradnelson5283]

If the yanks had lost the battle the treaty said New Orleans would go to Britain. Lot at stake.

[@photoisca7386]

Once again "the world's greatest nation" selects extracts from history that suit them. Perhaps you could explain why Canada is an independent country, not absorbed into another, even though it was defended by what military could be spared because the main force was fighting the French.

[@Writer102385]

Is Canada truly independent? Maybe because the Americans were tired of being ruled by a tyrannical king, the abuse and mistreatment of the British soldiers. Maybe it was because Pilgrims wanted to go to a new land to live and practice their religion in peace instead of the persecutions.

[@1LSWilliam]

Jackson anticipated the Brits would attack his Left Flank, so he positioned 600 Choctaws there, the most experienced warriors of the Bayou Country to hold it. They must have a statue in Jackson Sau

[@markwriter2698]

And history continues to be revised.

[@slippysnek9507]

that's how history works...

[@lawrencesilvestro5756]

THEY RAN THROUGH THE BRIAR AND RAN THROUGH THE BRAMBLE, AND RAN THROUGH THE BUSHES WHERE THE RABBITS COULDN'T GO. THEY RAN SO FAST THE HOUNDS COULDN'T CATCH 'EM, DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.

[@tomgotv]

A good song by Jonny Horton. It's not that historically accurate, but how many songs are historically accurate? Thanks for watching, and if you could, please subscribe to your channel! Thanks!

[@RaymondCore-ts5jl]

When I went to the memorial park as a Boy Scout in 1965, there were white stakes in the ground marking the positions of British dead. There were so many. The whole area is suprisingly small. It's kind of unique to hear the story told from any British perspective. Thank you. Are there any histories written by British survivor of the battle?

[@markwilliford5319]

Superb...

[@tomgotv]

Thank you so much ! I'm glad you enjoyed the documentary. Please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@1LSWilliam]

Does anyone still grasp why a treaty must be ratified in order to be in effect? Hoping does not make it so. This has s omething to do with being able to distinguish between fact and fantasy.

[@tomgotv]

Thanks for your comments and keeping the discussion going! Hope you will subscribe to our channel!

[@frankkolton1780]

There is an abbreviated history of this that is very accurate, it may even be the definitive version - See The Battle of New Orleans: Johnny Horton.

[@tomgotv]

Good song! Please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@fratersol]

My 5th great grandfather was killed fighting the British in the battle of new orleans. He was 32 years old.

[@tomgotv]

Do you know what battalion did he fight with? If you have a chance, please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@paulbahn4577]

Thank you! Very entertaining and informative!.

[@tomgotv]

Thank you for watching! If you have a chance, please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@gl2773]

Actually, the nuances of this are far more than many Americans are willing to admit. British lost at New Orleans following a high risk manoevre, more defeat snatched from the jaws of victory than anything, but most definitely were not defeated. With the subsequent capture of Fort Bowyer (earlier stolen from Spain by the US) in the last battle of the war, massive British forces were ideally positioned to then take New Orleans. However, the US was handed a get out of jail card, with the Treaty of Gent.

[@gl2773]

The audacious plan of the British didn’t work but what was then happening afterwards nearly did, but for the signing of the treaty.

[@leeatterberry1239]

Andrew Jackson and The Jackson 5 🤪

[@tomgotv]

A historical music collaboration we never knew we needed! If you have a chance, please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@jimminshall7449]

Excellent video

[@tomgotv]

Thank you very much! If you get a chance, please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@gl2773]

Their conclusions ignore the fact that the UK had already agreed to back off at sea, but the US started the war anyway. They wanted Canada.

[@tomgotv]

You raise a very interesting point, and it's crucial to understand the motivations behind such historical events from both sides. Thanks for watching! If you get a chance, please subscribe to our channel!

[@HenriHattar]

I am sorry I said 4 British amies, it was only THREE,,the 4 was a typo, still it is hogwash they came from Jamaica.

[@angloaust1575]

British blunder attacking fortified positions! 46 years later The americans were fighting Each other

[@tomgotv]

Indeed! Thanks for watching, and if you get a chance, please subscribe to our channel! Thanks again!

[@tommywilson4027]

I laughed when the woman said Jacksons men didn't have military issued guns, they were using their own hunting guns(trying to make you think it was even more spectacular that Jackson won the battle because his rag tag army had inferior guns); she said that to make you think there was a difference between military guns versus civilians guns, she sounds like a gun control troll; if she wasn't so biased against the 2nd amendment and if she was an honest historian, she would've told you that at that time in history, many civilians had guns that had rifiled barrels and government issued guns at That time were smooth bore guns that weren't as accurate as rifles. A lot of those hunter/militiamen had rifles and the British were using smooth bore muskets. There was a time around the mid 19th when a lot civilians were using lever action repeating rifles and the US military were still issuing single shot breach loaders; Americans historically have always had the most up to date weapons, it's called the 2nd Amendment.

[@tomgotv]

Good insight--thanks for your comment! It’s always great to see viewers engage with the content and share their knowledge. If you get a chance, please subscribe to our channel!

[@gordonhall9871]

good video

[@tomgotv]

Thank you for watching! If you have a chance, please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@MarkBush-en5cz]

East of New Orleans. I'm from NO and I've been to the battlefield and the museum. This was a British fuckup exascerbated by their "follow the orders of the royalty" mentality.

[@tomgotv]

Thank you for sharing your perspective and insights on the historical events! If you have a chance, please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@henryhiggins8198]

A mere fotnight a after the was was over.

[@adamcohen2632]

Chalmette is not South of New Orleans it is immediately adjacent more East by Southeast. When the British crossed the Mississippi River and marched up River Road on the West Bank, coming close to winning the battle, they travelled South across the river, or more southwest as the river current took them off course.. New Orleans geography is confusing. Line Jackson literally runs through a Walmart today and the location of the National Park called the Chalmette Battlefield is not truly the primary location of the battle. The area behind that Walmart is as well as across the river. Nothing about New Orleans both then and now is straight forward and subject to simple explanation.

[@tomgotv]

Thank you very much for your insight and for watching! If you get a chance, please subscribe to our channel. Thanks again!

[@mcmneverreadsreplys7318]

The current carried the British to the South EAST, not southwest. Yes, New Orleans directions are notoriously confusing - natives talk about 'on the river side' vs 'on the lake side' rather than using compass points and upriver vs downriver - meaning literally against the river current vs with the river current .

[@crpgap9595]

Remember kids, Always Fear the Chalmation Nation! IYKYK

[@tomgotv]

@@crpgap9595 It would be amazing if Chalmation Nation would subscribe to our KZbin channel! Thanks, all!

[@crpgap9595]

The Mississippi River around New Orleans is a mile wide. A volume of 700,000 gallons of water flow past that point every minute. Not a chance you're shooting across the river effectively. And you aren't rowing across easily. The minor battle on the west bank was meaningless.

[@HenriHattar]

TO: @adamcohen2632 This particular British forced marched from Canada, it is hard to march to Canada fro,m Jamaica with the intention of attcking in New Orleans. You talk hogwash, not only that but 4 British armies were planned to march , one under Burgoyne as well as another and they were to LINK UP before marching furthere south, the reason this DID not happen is the treaty WAS signed and these other two Britsh armies were ordered NOT to march because of thatm thie army, that marched from Canada...cough cough .. via Jamaica , NEVER got the order and kept marching SOUTH!..Do you think they were trying to get back to Jamaica? Reply

[@carywest9256]

It happened 120 years before Elvis' birth!

[@tomgotv]

Why, yes, it did...and thank you, thank you very much! If you get a chance, please subscribe to our channel. Elvis would have wanted it that way!

[@tudyk21]

9:32 That tub is a revisionist. "You don't just go out and grab stuff". Literally the m.o. of the English since they came into existence. 🙄

[@georgekenney8121]

but the next time during the Civil War New Orleans was taking by the Union in April 1862

[@tomgotv]

Correct!!! In fact, we visited Fort Jackson during a re-enactment of that battle in our series GO Coast. You can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWWwcoaaqMmDj6s. If you get a chance, please subscribe to your channel. Thanks!

[@castlerock58]

It was meaningless. After they lost at New Orleans, the British captured Fort Bowyer. They then got word that the Treaty of Ghent was signed and ratified. By the terms of the treaty, the British had to return the fort and all US territory they held. If the British had taken New Orleans, they would have to have handed it back under the terms of the treaty. The Treaty of Ghent called for the US to drop its demand that Britain give them Canada and both sides would keep the territory they had at the start of the war.

[@tomgotv]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! It's always great to see viewers engage with the content and dive deep into historical events. If you can, please subscribe to our channel so we can continue to send this type of content.

[@bomaniigloo]

That brit sure is salty

[@tomgotv]

Salty indeed, but he did add flavor to our conversation. Mr Pickles took on the role of Major General Sir Edward Michael Pakenham for years in historical re-enactments and the annual Battle of New Orleans commemorations. Tim Pickles sadly passed away in 2020. Please remember to subscribe to our channel so we can continue providing content like this.

[@georgesouthwick7000]

How can a battle that took place after the war was over be a meaningful victory?

[@tomgotv]

At about 47:30, we address why the battle was anything but meaningless. It does go in the face of what we learned in school. Thanks again for watching, and If you get a chance, please subscribe to our channel.

[@HenriHattar]

This is not the truth ! The rag tag wasthe British at this tme! This particualrly British army had fought it's way from Canada all the way south, defeating American army after army and when the BRisith army did arrive, it was THEM that was out of ammunition and supplies and were hungry and rag tag. Imagine this, the rifles of the time were NOT accurate, that is why the element of fighting in formation was employed, so you could HIT the other troops, you could NOT individually, so the consideration of ambush and marksmanship is historically innacurate and is there fore BULLSHIT! The British attacked the Americans even THOUGH they were out of ammunitiont. As to THESE troops fought Napolean, what a load of crap, Britain could not spare their BEST troops, this enegement was bought about by the US invading Canada, not the British invading invading the USA, 1812 was THREE YEARS before the battle of Waterloo - so once again - BULLSHIT that the British had sent the troops freed up by the end of the Napoleonic war. The British didnt really GIVE A FUCK! At THIS particular time in history Britain was NOT a solid ally of Spain, it fought IN spain against the French and the British never wanted to go back to war in North America, REMEMBER it was the American invasion of Canada that was the catalyst and you are being told bullshit in this video.

[@tomgotv]

Thanks for your insights! We love her differing views. Thanks for watching!

[@adamcohen2632]

They came from Jamaica with substantial troops that were based there along with some additional troops. They were much better armed, trained and experienced than the Americans. The Brits lots for most of the standard reasons that decided most battles throughout history, terrain, geography, logistics, weather, communicable disease, battlefield confusion and substantial bad luck.

[@HenriHattar]

@@adamcohen2632 This particular British forced marched from Canada, it is hard to march to Canada fro,m Jamaica with the intention of attcking in New Orleans. You talk hogwash, not only that but 4 British armies were planned to march , one under Burgoyne as well as another and they were to LINK UP before marching furthere south, the reason this DID not happen is the treaty WAS signed and these other two Britsh armies were ordered NOT to march because of thatm thie army, that marched from Canada...cough cough .. via Jamaica , NEVER got the order and kept marching SOUTH!..Do you think they were trying to get back to Jamaica?

[@HenriHattar]

@@adamcohen2632 Absolute HOGWASH!

[@HenriHattar]

@@tomgotv It is not a point of view, it is what was real and you can find the records if you dig deep enough, US history is littered with incorrect "facts."

[@kevinsysyn4487]

About as meaningless a battle as was every fought on American soil. The war was over already, though the armies weren't aware of it. America declared war and invaded Canada, which failed badly. The British later burned Washington and could have done worse but chose to quit the war because they were heavily engaged against Napoleon and knew there was no "winning" in the USA. The treaty was negotiated in November/December 1814. It wasn't signed until February 1815. January 8, 1815 the war had been settled.

[@tomgotv]

The true significance of the battle is discussed in detail and with differing views at 47:20 onward. Thanks for commenting and watching. If you have a chance, please subscribe to our channel! Thanks for watching.

[@GeraldWalker-pg3vr]

Jean Lafote the pirate was a black creole !!!!