Prominent players during The War of 1812
By: Justin Fisher
Jean and Pierre Laffite
Brothers, that had two different
mothers but one dad, who were born in France. would have a significant impact during The War of 182. Jean and Pierre Laffites' father was a merchant and
likewise the brothers took the family business to Louisiana in 1803. Pierre
would open a black smith shop and would get involved in the slave trade. Jean
was known to be a man of the sea where he would take part in the slave trade
and bring slaves back to Louisiana. These two men were influential in
retrieving goods from Europe. During the Battle of New Orleans Pierre acted as
a guide for the United States Army and Jean helped the US Army by help blocking
a back way into New Orleans. Both aided the Army by providing weapons and
ammunition for the fight against the British.
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Andrew Jackson
The final engagement between Great
Britain and The United States during the War of 1812 happened under the command
of Andrew Jackson. 'Old Hickory', as he was called by his troops, was the
commanding officer of non-US Army personnel. Jackson was against a
insurmountable task of holding the lines in New Orleans against the British
Army. The regiment Jackson was up against was the same regiment that defeated Napoleon
just a few months prior. Jackson and his militia made up of slaves,
pirates, local men, and friendly Indians. His (Jackson) forces ultimately
killed, wounded or captured some 2,000 British with little loss to his own military force. This last battle would have been avoided had information about the treaty signed by both forces. Due to the time frame it took information to reach the states from overseas, both commanding officers still thought the war was in full force.
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