War of 1812, Battle of New Orleans, Jan. 8
War of 1812, Battle of New Orleans, Jan. 8, 1815. Ranks of British and American soldiers march in the background. In the foreground is dying British General Packenham (on fallen horse) and of the American generals and soldiers behind a protective wall of cotton bails. The battle lasted about 2 hours, involved about 16, 000 soldiers, with British suffering 7 times the casualties of the Americans. Victorious Major General Andrew Jackson, points to his fallen foe, Packenham
Picture No
13124941
Media ID
45373263
Size
3000px x 2076px
(2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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