Defeat of the British Army, 12,000 strong under the commandment of Sir Edward Packenham in the attack of the American lines defended by 3,600 Militia commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson, January 8th, 1815...
aquatint, coloured, print
Accession Number
NAM.1971-02-33-272-1
Description
Defeat of the British Army, 12,000 strong under the commandment of Sir Edward Packenham in the attack of the American lines defended by 3,600 Militia commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson, January 8th, 1815 on Chalmette Plain five miles below New Orleans. Coloured etched aquatint by P L Debucourt after H the Laclotte ‘archt and asst. Engineer in the Louisana Army’, published 1815 (c). Associated with the Battle of New Orleans, American War of 1812 (1812-1815).
Events
New Orleans, Battle of, 1815 (American War of 1812-1815)
