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The Battle of New Orleans

Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory

Author Robert V. Remini
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Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Books
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On sale May 01, 2001 | 256 Pages | 9780141001791
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
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The Battle of New Orleans was the climactic battle of America's "forgotten war" of 1812. Andrew Jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading British regulars in a battle that delivered the British a humiliating military defeat. The victory solidified America's independence and marked the beginning of Jackson's rise to national prominence. Hailed as "terrifically readable" by the Chicago Sun Times, The Battle of New Orleans is popular American history at its best, bringing to life a landmark battle that helped define the character of the United States.
Robert V. Remini, whose three-volume biography, Andrew Jackson, won the National Book Award and was reissued in 1998 as a Main Selection of the History Book Club, is also the author of biographies of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. He is professor emeritus of history and research professor emeritus of humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and lives in Wilmette, Illinois. View titles by Robert V. Remini
The Battle of New Orleans - Robert V. Remini Preface
Chronology
Chapter 1: The War in the South
Chapter 2: New Orleans
Chapter 3: The Invasion Begins
Chapter 4: The Night Attack
Chapter 5: The Artillery Duel
Chapter 6: Final Preparations
Chapter 7: The Eighth of January
Chapter 8: The Final Assault
Chapter 9: "Who Would Not Be an American?"
Notes
Bibliography
Index
List of Maps:
The Louisiana and Florida Campaigns, October 1814-January 1815
The Battlefields, December 1814-January 1815
The Attack and Defense of the American Lines Below New Orleans, January 8, 1815
"Impressive scholarship with a riveting narrative." —The New York Times Book Review

"Superbly written, fast-paced account of one of America's most significant but little-remembered military victories" —Forbes

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The Battle of New Orleans was the climactic battle of America's "forgotten war" of 1812. Andrew Jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading British regulars in a battle that delivered the British a humiliating military defeat. The victory solidified America's independence and marked the beginning of Jackson's rise to national prominence. Hailed as "terrifically readable" by the Chicago Sun Times, The Battle of New Orleans is popular American history at its best, bringing to life a landmark battle that helped define the character of the United States.

Author

Robert V. Remini, whose three-volume biography, Andrew Jackson, won the National Book Award and was reissued in 1998 as a Main Selection of the History Book Club, is also the author of biographies of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. He is professor emeritus of history and research professor emeritus of humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and lives in Wilmette, Illinois. View titles by Robert V. Remini

Table of Contents

The Battle of New Orleans - Robert V. Remini Preface
Chronology
Chapter 1: The War in the South
Chapter 2: New Orleans
Chapter 3: The Invasion Begins
Chapter 4: The Night Attack
Chapter 5: The Artillery Duel
Chapter 6: Final Preparations
Chapter 7: The Eighth of January
Chapter 8: The Final Assault
Chapter 9: "Who Would Not Be an American?"
Notes
Bibliography
Index
List of Maps:
The Louisiana and Florida Campaigns, October 1814-January 1815
The Battlefields, December 1814-January 1815
The Attack and Defense of the American Lines Below New Orleans, January 8, 1815

Praise

"Impressive scholarship with a riveting narrative." —The New York Times Book Review

"Superbly written, fast-paced account of one of America's most significant but little-remembered military victories" —Forbes

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