American order of battle at the Battle of New Orleans
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The following units and commanders of the American armed forces under Andrew Jackson fought at the Battle of New Orleans during War of 1812. The British order of battle is shown separately.
Abbreviations used
editMilitary rank
edit- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Other
edit- w = wounded
- k = killed
- m = missing
Forces
edit7th Military District: MG Andrew Jackson
General Staff
- Advisers to General Jackson: Brigadier General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert,
Governor William C. C. Claiborne[1] - Aides-de-camp: Abner Lawson Duncan, John Randolph Grymes, Edward Livingston
- Aide-de-camp and judge advocate, Major Auguste Davezac
- Volunteer chief of engineers: Arsene Lacarriere Latour
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Left Wing[2] |
Carroll's Brigade[3]
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Coffee's Brigade[4]
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Adair's Brigade[5]
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Right Wing[2]
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Louisiana Militia and Volunteers[6]
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U.S. Regular Army[9] |
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Reporting directly |
West Bank[10]
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Reserves[11] |
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References
edit- ^ William Claiborne at KnowLouisiana.org retrieved 08 Feb 2017.
- ^ a b Greene, Jerome, "Chapter VI: Final Preparations", Jean Lafitte National Historic Park Historic Resource Study, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior,
The breakdown of Jackson's available strength on both sides of the Mississippi was as follows:
- ^ Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812
- ^ Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812
- ^ Anderson C. Quisenberry, Kentucky in the War of 1812 (1915), pages 134-135.
- ^ Tim Pickles, New Orleans 1815: Andrew Jackson Crushes the British (1994), page 37.
- ^ Jean Michel Fortier at KnowLouisiana.org retrieved 08 Feb 2017.
- ^ Hinsdale, Glenn L. "Troop Roster" (PDF). American troops in the January 8 battle. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. p. 5 of 198. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ Pickles, p. 37.
- ^ Pickles, p. 37.
- ^ Pickles, p. 37.