The Night Battle Before Battle Of New Orleans, December 23, 1814 - Canvas Giclee

The Night Battle Before Battle Of New Orleans, December 23, 1814 - Canvas GicleeCanvas Giclee (printed as ordered) 35 Numbered Overall: 33" x 25" $700. 00 Weeks before his stunning victory at the battle of New Orleans, General Andrew Jackson decided to attack the camp of the approaching British vanguard. On the night of December 23, 1814 Jackson lead a three pronged assault in the evening fog. Jackson allegedly exclaimed, "By the Eternal they shall not sleep on our soil." A vicious hand to hand night battle ensued in the open

2nd Jaeger

director of the Indian Department at Fort Niagara

more versatile field carriages based on his experiences with artillery on American service)

Here they were to combine forces with Brigadier General P

Soldier of the 14th Mississippi

"Miller Hill" depicts American artillery firing from the earthworks blocking a strategic pass after the battle of White Plains

the garrison opened up with its own defensive fire at intervals

even down to the anchor emblems on the British Marine breastplates

Dismounted

but never give up the field

the valley became a primary target

For Colonel Bartow the moment of truth had arrived