NEW ORLEANS — Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is hosting the 211th annual commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans at Chalmette Battlefield; the last armed encounter between the U ...

The Friends of the Cabildo will host a look into the battle that helped define the country's identity on Thursday, Jan. 8. This year will mark the 211th anniversary of the United States forces under ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A ceremony at Jackson Square honored the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans on Wednesday, marking 210 years since the decisive American victory. The battle was fought on ...

NEWORLEANS- Work is already underway at the historic Cabildo to prepare for a special celebration in January to mark the bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans. 'Well, this is going to be the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WCSC) — U.S. Gen. Andrew Jackson achieved a major American victory in the War of 1812 at the Battle of New Orleans on Jan. 8, 1815, but after the treaty ending the war had been signed.

New Orleans was as nearly defenseless as a city could be in those days, with only two understrength Regular Army regiments totaling about 1,100 soldiers and a handful of untrained militia to throw ...