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Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans, also known as the Battle of Chalmette Plantation, took place on January 8, 1815, at the end of the War of 1812, when the American forces under General Andrew Jackson decisively defeated an invading British army intent on seizing New Orleans and control of the Mississippi River. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war, had been signed—though not ratified by the United States—over two weeks earlier, but the news had not yet reached the Southern front.
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