Battle of New Orleans order of battle: American
Appearance
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
[edit]Military 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
[edit]7th 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[3]
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Adair's Brigade[4]
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Right Wing[2]
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Louisiana Militia and Volunteers[9]
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U.S. Regular Army[13] |
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Reporting directly |
West Bank[14]
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Reserves[17] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "William Claiborne". Retrieved Feb 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Greene, 2004, Chapter VI: Final Preparations
- ^ a b Kanon, Tom. "Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812". Tennessee State Library and Archives. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015.
- ^ Quisenberry, 1915, pp.134-135.
- ^ Smith, 1904, pp.187 to 195, Roll of Field and Staff, Slaughter's Regiment - APPENDIX II
- ^ Roosevelt, p.237
- ^ Smith, 1904, pp.196 to 202, Roll of Field and Staff, Davis's Regiment - APPENDIX III
- ^ Smith, 1904, pp.179 to 186, Roll of Field and Staff, Mitchusson's Regiment - APPENDIX I
- ^ Pickles, p. 37.
- ^ Harrison, Thomas,THE BATTALIONS OF FREE MEN OF COLOR, page 113 of 198 within Troop Roster
- ^ Hinsdale, Glenn L., American troops in the January 8 battle, page 5 of 198 within Troop Roster
- ^ a b c Hughes & Brodine (ed), pp.1014-1015
- ^ Pickles, p. 37.
- ^ Pickles, p. 37.
- ^ Latour, pg.lxii
- ^ Latour, pp.175-176
- ^ Pickles, p. 37.
- ^ Latour, pp.150-152
Bibliography
[edit]- Greene, Jerome (September 5, 2004) [September 1985], "Chapter VI: Final Preparations", Jean Lafitte National Historic Park Historic Resource Study, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior,
[Buell says] The breakdown of Jackson's available strength on both sides of the Mississippi was as follows:
- Hughes, Christine F.; Brodine, Charles E., eds. (2023). The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. 4. Washington: Naval Historical Center (GPO). ISBN 978-1-943604-36-4.
- Latour, Arsène Lacarrière (1999) [1816], Historical Memoir of the War in West Florida and Louisiana in 1814–15, with an Atlas, Gainesville: University Press of Florida, ISBN 0-8130-1675-4, OCLC 40119875
- Pickles, Tim (1994). New Orleans 1815: Andrew Jackson Crushes the British. Campaign 28. Osprey Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-85-532360-5.
- Quisenberry, Anderson Chenault (1969) [1915]. "X. The battle of New Orleans". Kentucky in the War of 1812. Genealogical Publishing Company. ISBN 0-8063-0282-8.
- Roosevelt, Theodore (1900). The Naval War of 1812. Vol. II. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
- Smith, Zachary F. (1904), The battle of New Orleans, Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton & Co.
- "Troop Roster" (PDF). January 8 battle of Chalmette. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. April 17, 2015 [1977]. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.