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Eyewitness Pension Record Testimonies Place Jean Laffite at Battle of New Orleans

Feb 21, 2018

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Pam Keyes

in American History, general history, History, Legal History, Louisiana History, Nautical History

Privateer-smuggler Jean Laffite’s active service at the Battle of New Orleans on Gen. Andrew Jackson’s line is firmly verified by eyewitness testimonies found in newly digitized pension records of the National Archives at Washington, D.C. The documentation is part of the lengthy official correspondence widows of Baratarian veterans of the battle had with authorities of…
Patterson’s Mistake: the Battle of Lake Borgne Revisited

Dec 30, 2014

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Pam Keyes

in American History, general history, History, Louisiana History, Nautical History

American Commodore Daniel T. Patterson made the single biggest mistake of the Louisiana portion of the War of 1812 when he deployed almost all of his naval force to patrol and spy along the coastal area of Lake Borgne in December 1814 while he remained in New Orleans. His tactical error not only gave the…

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