The Historic New Orleans Collection
The Historic New Orleans Collection: "Exhibition
In the waning days of the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson shocked the world by leading a ragtag force of local and state militia, regular U.S. troops, free men of color, Choctaw Indians, and Baratarian pirates to a crushing victory over an invading army of proud, tested, elite British soldiers determined to seize New Orleans. A new exhibition at The Historic New Orleans Collection entitled The Terrible and the Brave: The Battles for New Orleans, 1814-1815, brings both American and British perspectives to bear on this watershed event. "
In the waning days of the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson shocked the world by leading a ragtag force of local and state militia, regular U.S. troops, free men of color, Choctaw Indians, and Baratarian pirates to a crushing victory over an invading army of proud, tested, elite British soldiers determined to seize New Orleans. A new exhibition at The Historic New Orleans Collection entitled The Terrible and the Brave: The Battles for New Orleans, 1814-1815, brings both American and British perspectives to bear on this watershed event. "
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