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Photos and movies from the Chalmette Battlefield Jan 9, 2009
Photos-click to enlarge
video of Baratarian re-enactors firing a cannon, with French commands
video of a rifle fire demonstration
The Chalmette Monument, started in 1840, finished 1908
What if the Americans lost the Battle of New Orleans ?
What if Jackson had been outflanked and lost the Battle of New Orleans ? He told one officer he would have burned the city and taken a position north of New Orleans and stopped all shipping to the city. After the battle of the 28th, committee of the Legislature to ask what course he intended to take in case he were compelled to retreat..'If,' replied the General, 'I thought the hair of my head could divine what I should do, forthwith I would cut it off! Go back with this answer; say to your honorable body that if disaster does overtake me and the fate of war drives me from my line to the city, they may expect to have a very warm session !' Visiting the Chalmette Battlefield Open daily 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed December 25 and Mardi Gras (February 16 in 2010) Major construction and restoration including a new visitor center is underway. The address is (504) 281-0510 8606 W St Bernard Hwy (First Street) Chalmette, LA 70043 The park is in an industrial area and will be on your right if you are driving from New Orleans. Map of the park location. Links
Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetary free admission and often has re-enactments wikipedia Battle of New Orleans entry wikipedia War of 1812 entry
other historical websites
FrenchandIndianWar.info War between France and the UK over the New World FrancoPrussianWar.com France vs Prussia 1870-1 MexicanHistory.org history of Mexico SpanishAmericanWar.info The war between Spain and America over Cuba, 1898 AlternativeHistory.com What would have happened if...? OttomanEmpire.info history of the Ottoman Empire TaipingRebellion.com civil war in Qing China 1850-60s PersianEmpire.info history of the Pempires in Persia (Iran) ByzantineEmpire.info history of the Byzantine Empire KoreanHistory.info Korean History JapaneseHistory.info History of Japan IndianHistory.info History of India SinoJapaneseWar.com war over Korea between China and Japan 1894-5 WarofthePacific.com war between Chile, Bolivia and Peru 1879-1883 WaroftheTripleAlliance.com 1864-70 Paraguay vs Argentina, Brazil,Uruguay EastGermany.info history of the DDR BoerWar.info War in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boers ( Dutch settlers) SinoVietnameseWar.com war between Vietnam and China 1979
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