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The Battle of New Orleans: January 8, 1815

How an Unprepared City Survived Against the Odds On the morning of January 8, 1815, New Orleans should not have survived. The city was young, divided, poorly defended, and sitting at the mouth of one of the most valuable rivers in North America. If the British captured New Orleans, they would control the Mississippi River…