BREAKING: British attack has begun. Col. Thornton tries to cross to the west shore of the Mississippi but is delayed.— Jan 8 1815 #Warof1812
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Gentlemen, we have slept enough. Rise. The enemy will be upon us in minutes.— Gen. Jackson at 1:00 am New Orleans January 8 1815. #Warof1812
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Mississippi rises to aid the Americans. River's currents sweep British south delaying an attack from its west bank. — Jan 8 1815 #Warof1812
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On the east bank of the Mississippi, British troops emerge from the fog to capture an American advance redoubt. — January 8 1815 #Warof1812
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At the center, General Pakenham rides through the fog and orders his men to attack the American line. — January 8 1815 #Warof1812
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The morning fog lifts exposing the advancing British to withering fire from American artillery.—Jan 8 1815 #Warof1812 pic.twitter.com/PmLhu3k92L
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Hurrah, boys! The days is ours.—Col Rennie yells and then is shot falling into a ditch on the Mississippi's east bank, Jan 8 1815 #Warof1812
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AMERICANS COUNTERATTACK. British troops on the right bank are blasted by grapeshot, cannonballs and musket fire. — January 8 1815 #Warof1812
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British attack on the American right fails. — January 8 1815 #Warof1812 #NewOrleans200 pic.twitter.com/K4Vt56hTGI
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British troops advancing on the center are pounded by American artillery. —January 8 1815 #Warof1812 #NewOrleans200 pic.twitter.com/8xwnLczLVs
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Stand to you guns, don't waste our ammunition – see that every shot tells.— Andrew Jackson, January 8 1815 #Warof1812 pic.twitter.com/dUlCwBLpqH
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Many as stood without were exposed to a sweeping fire, which cut them down by whole companies.— Lt. Gleig January 8 1815 #Warof1812
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It was in vain that the most obstinate courage was displayed. — Lt. Gleig, January 8 1815. #Warof1812 #NewOrleans200 pic.twitter.com/XaMyyCTmOg
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A bullet hits General Pakenham's arm; another kills his horse. He remounts the Creole pony of his aide and rides on.— Jan 8 1815 #Warof1812
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Give it to them, my boys. Let us finish the business today.— Andrew Jackson, January 8 1815 #Warof1812 #NewOrleans200 pic.twitter.com/tMiMusZpEl
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A shot pierces Pakenham's thigh. Another kills his horse. Another mortally wounds Pakenham.—January 8 1815 #Warof1812 pic.twitter.com/5gs4Ca0x4l
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Pakenham—Wellington's brother-in law—is carried unconscious to die under an oak tree on the banks of the Mississippi.— Jan 8 1815 #Warof1812
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All was now confusion and dismay. — Lt. Gleig, January 8 1815. #Warof1812 #NewOrleans200 pic.twitter.com/KAKAEbsHV5
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Without leaders, ignorant of what was to be done, the troops first halted and then began to retire.— Lt. Gleig January 8 1815. #Warof1812
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BREAKING: Americans defeat the British in New Orleans. — January 8 1815 #Warof1812 #NewOrleans200 http://t.co/VtALlXHC5O
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BREAKING: British suffer 2,042 casualties, including death of two generals. Americans have 71 casualties.—New Orleans, Jan 8 1815 #Warof1812
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I never had so grand and awful an idea of the resurrection.— Andrew Jackson thinks as he surveys the battlefield, January 8 1815. #Warof1812
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The wounded in the fields shall be sought after & every comfort administered to them. — General Andrew Jackson, January 8 1815. #Warof1812
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