The Battle of New Orleans

Andrew Jackson lead to victory one of the most diverse and motley assortments of American troops ever put together.

• The regular army's 7th and 44th infantry regiments
• Militia units from Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana 
• Two Battalions drawn from the free black population of New Orleans
• Chocotaw Indians
• Pirates under the command of Jean Lafitte

For further reading:
Spirit of New Orleans 
Road to New Orleans
Afro-Creoles in the Battle of New Orleans

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