We say farewell to the folks we've gotten to know during the Battle of New Orleans. The pirates Lafitte meet their end. We assess Andrew Jackson.
LEARN MORE:
The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America by William C. Davis
The British at the Gates: The New Orleans Campaign in the War of 1812 by Robin Reilly
The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf by William C. Davis
The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory by Robert V. Remini
The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette
"The Battle of New Orleans Reconsidered: Andrew Jackson and Martial Law" by Matthew Warshauer
"The Patterson and Ross Raid on Barataria, September 1814" by Robert C. Vogel
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