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Battle of New Orleans

Battle of New Orleans was a battle fought on 8 January 1815 at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, in what is now Louisiana, United States. It was part of the War of 1812, which ran from 1812 to 1815. The recorded result: American victory.

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Battle of New Orleans, Jean Hyacinthe de Laclotte. New Orleans Museum of Art. 29 1/2 x 36 in. (unframed). Oil on canvas.
Battle of New Orleans, Jean Hyacinthe de Laclotte. New Orleans Museum of Art. 29 1/2 x 36 in. (unframed). Oil on canvas.. Painting by Jean Hyacinthe de Laclotte (1766 - 1829), a member of the Louisiana Militia who participated in the battle; , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 January 1815
WhereJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana, United States29.942N, 89.991W
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Part ofWar of 18121812 to 1815

Where it sits in the War of 1812

Siege of Fort Harrison, 1812Battle of the Mississinewa, 1812Engagements on Lake Ontario, 1812Battle of River Canard, 1812Siege of Fort Mackinac, 1812First Battle of Sacket's Harbor, 1812Battle of Brownstown, 1812Battle of Maguaga, 1812USS Essex vs HMS Alert, 1812Siege of Detroit, 1812Battle of Fort Dearborn, 1812USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere, 1812Siege of Fort Wayne, 1812Battle of Queenston Heights, 1812Capture of HMS Frolic, 1812Battle of St. Regis, 1812USS United States vs HMS Macedonian, 1812Battle of Lacolle Mills, 1812Battle of Wild Cat Creek, 1812Battle of Frenchman's Creek, 1812Battle of La Guaira, 1812Battle of Frenchtown, 1813Battle of Fort George, 1813Battle of Ogdensburg, 1813Battle of Tipton's Island, 1813Battle of Rappahannock River, 1813Battle of Africa Point, 1813Battle of York, 1813Siege of Fort Meigs, 1813Raid on Havre de Grace, 1813Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor, 1813Capture of USS Chesapeake, 1813Battle of Stoney Creek, 1813Battle of Craney Island, 1813Battle of Beaver Dams, 1813Raid on Black Rock, 1813Battle of Fort Stephenson, 1813Battle of St. Michaels, 1813Second Battle of St. Michaels, 1813Capture of HMS Boxer, 1813Battle of Lake Erie, 1813Battle of the Thames, 1813Battle of the Chateauguay, 1813Battle of Crysler's Farm, 1813Capture of Fort Niagara, 1813Battle of Buffalo, 1813Siege of Prairie du Chien, 1814Battle of Big Sandy Creek, 1814Battle of Fayal, 1814Battle of Longwoods, 1814Battle of Valparaíso, 1814Battle of Lacolle Mills, 1814Battle of Fort Oswego, 1814Sinking of HMS Reindeer, 1814Battle of Chippawa, 1814Battle of Rock Island Rapids, 1814Battle of Lundy's Lane, 1814Battle of Mackinac Island, 1814Battle of Conjocta Creek, 1814Siege of Fort Erie, 1814Battle of Bladensburg, 1814Raid on Alexandria, 1814Battle of Caulk's Field, 1814Sinking of HMS Avon, 1814Battle of Hampden, 1814Battle of Credit Island, 1814Battle of Plattsburgh, 1814Battle of North Point, 1814Battle of Baltimore, 1814Battle of Cook's Mills, 1814Battle of Malcolm's Mills, 1814Battle of Pensacola, 1814Battle of Lake Borgne, 1814Siege of Fort St. Philip, 1815Battle of New Orleans, 1815Battle of Fort Peter, 1815Capture of East India Company ship Nautilus, 181518121815Battle of New Orleans, 1815
77 placed engagements of the War of 1812 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 January 1815
PlaceJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana, United States
29.942N, 89.991W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Territorial changeStatus quo ante bellum; British forces withdrew from Louisiana
Strength5,7008,000<The monthly returns for British forces in North America, archive reference WO 17/1218, prepared on the 25th day of the month, provide valuable details on unit strengths. Images of the original documents can be seen on microfilm at The Historic New Orleans Collection's research center. Transcriptions of the returns are online and can be downloaded via.
Casualties and losses13 dead; 39 wounded; 19 missing or capturedQuoting Jackson's report dated January 14, 1815. and reproduction of Adjutant General Robert Butler (U.S. commander); Total: 71
Commanders
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Daniel Patterson (naval officer)
  • Pushmataha
  • Jean Lafitte
  • Edward Pakenham
  • Samuel Gibbs
  • John Keane, 1st Baron Keane
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Location map of Louisiana, USA
Location map of Louisiana, USA. Alexrk2, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of New Orleans
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 5 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of New Orleans today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-04-22. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 1 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -3 to 18 m, 21 m of relief, flat country and today it is 32% built-up, 28% grassland, 19% water.

built-up: 32%grassland: 28%water: 19%tree cover: 18%built-up 32%grassland 28%water 19%tree cover 18%
west to east, 10.0 km-1 to 5 mnorth to south, 10.0 km-1 to 9 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: BR ARMYDefender: US ARMY
Strength6,0003,200
Casualties2,600 (43.3%)71 (2.2%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1038
Outcomedefender won
Duration1 day
Front width2.3 km3 km
Attacker advanced0 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 149), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of New Orleans is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (37 in Louisiana).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q41894, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of New Orleans, revision 1382623421, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.