What was unusual about the battle of New Orleans in the war of 1812?
2006-09-27 08:36:49 · 13 answers · asked by Ash 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It was fought after the war ended... They didn't get the memo.
2006-09-27 08:38:50 · answer #1 · answered by Chris C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The most unusual thing about the battle was that it was fought after the War of 1812 had ended.
Communications being much slower in 1812 than they are now, the participants in the battle didn't know that.
The outnumbered Americans won the battle.
2006-09-27 15:41:17 · answer #2 · answered by johntadams3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Battle of New Orleans
In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississipp
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we met the Bloody British near the town of New Orleans
Wefired our guns and the British kept a-comin'
There wasn't as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began to running
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
We look down the river and we saw the British come
And there must have been a hundred of them beating on the drums
They stepped so high and they made the bugler ring
While we stood besides the cotton bales and we didn't say a thing
They ran through the briars and they throughthe brambles
And they ran to the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch them
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Old Hickory said: We can take them by surprise
If we didn't fire out muskets till we look them in the eyes
We held our fire till we saw the faces well
Then we opened up squirrell guns and really gave them hell
We fired our cannon till the barrell melted down
So we grabbed an aligator and we fought another round
We filled his head with cannon balls and powdered his behind
And when we touched the powder off the 'gator lost his mind
2006-09-27 15:41:23 · answer #3 · answered by alanc_59 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
diplomats in Ghent, Belgium signed the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814, ending the war. News of the treaty had not reached New Orleans
2006-09-27 15:39:47 · answer #4 · answered by Shawn_small 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The war was over by the time the battle was fought. Communications were much slower then and word had not reached the armies that hostilities had ceased.
2006-09-27 15:39:25 · answer #5 · answered by toff 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try This:
http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/cabildo/cab6.htm
2006-09-27 15:39:26 · answer #6 · answered by the answer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok not to be rude to everyone trying to give correct answers,but unless you get a exact reference, expect to get an f. I googled this also and cane up with multiple sites to look at. you should have no problem. DO YOUR OWN WORK
2006-09-27 15:43:05 · answer #7 · answered by sr22racing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was fought below sea level, so the armies has to worry about flooding from hurricanes.
2006-09-27 15:38:30 · answer #8 · answered by imnotbtami 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was fought after the war was over
2006-09-27 15:38:40 · answer #9 · answered by Akkakk the befuddled 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
why dont you do your own hw.
they shouldnt have homework help on here.
what are you learning from this??
cheating is what your learning.
wake up in class hun.
it'll help you a lot.
good luck with that homwork!
2006-09-27 15:50:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋