This important War of 1812 battle plan was issued in William James' A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War. It details the Battle of New Orleans, the final major conflict of the War of 1812. On Christmas Eve, 1814, the Treaty of Ghent was signed, effectively ending the war. However on January 8th, 1815, before the news of the treaty could reach the shores of the United States, the British army, under the command of Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, attacked New Orleans. Led by Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, the ragtag American army defeated the larger and better trained British army in the span of half an hour, inflicting some 2,000 casualties. The decisive victory gave Americans a swelling of patriotic pride at the end of the war and elevated Jackson into a national hero, setting him up for the presidency.

The plan shows troop and artillery positions. Line Jackson, the defensive line at Rodriguez Canal, is prominently depicted. A note marks the spot where General Pakenham was killed in battle. Engraved by Mutlow.

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Condition: A

Issued folding on a bright sheet with a couple of extraneous creases at top. There is a narrow, but adequate, top margin.