Answering what was the Battle of New Orleans is a question more complex than it might seem. Some facts are not in dispute. The battle took place just outside the city of New Orleans in January of 1815. The contestants that day were the United States and Great Britain. Andrew Jackson commanded on the American […]
Tag: Napoleonic Wars
The U.S. Invades Canada—and Fails
When I used to teach U.S. history to college students, our discussion of when the U.S. invades Canada always got a good laugh. I suppose because the idea of invading Canada seems so beyond possible to them today, they don’t know how else to respond. However, it happened once, during the War of 1812. The […]