Description
| Product ID: | 9781855323605 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Campaign |
| Title: | New Orleans 1815 |
| Subtitle: | Andrew Jackson Crushes the British |
| Authors: | Author: Tim Pickles |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, History of the Americas, History, War and defence operations, History of the Americas, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, War & defence operations, United Kingdom, Great Britain, USA, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | The conflict that broke out in 1812 seemed born of an almost subconscious desire for a war to complete the separation of America from England begun by the War of Independence. The war when it came was bloody and hard fought. In one last attempt to break the deadlock the British sent Major-General Sir Edward Pakenham to capture New Orleans. The troops he commanded were elite, veteran regiments. Andrew Jackson, leading the defenders, commanded a mixed force including militia, free Negro battalions, Indians and a group of local pirates. This title describes how this mixed force decisively defeated the British veterans in a battle that has become part of American legend. Osprey''s examination of the War of 1812, which was the product of the United States'' wish to free itself from the British Empire. The conflict that broke out in 1812 seemed born of an almost subconscious desire for a war to complete the separation of America from England begun by the War of Independence (1775-1783). The war, when it came, was bloody and hard fought. In one last attempt to break the deadlock the British sent Major-General Sir Edward Pakenham to capture New Orleans. The troops he commanded were elite, veteran regiments. Andrew Jackson, leading the defenders, commanded a mixed force including militia, free Negro battalions, Indians and a group of local pirates. This title describes how this mixed force decisively defeated the British veterans in a battle that has become part of American legend. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1994-01-27 |
