New Orleans Creole Queen 13.5.26

Daytrip on the Creole Queen on the Mississippi River to the site of the Battle of New Orleans - Brits. vs. Amerian forces led by Jackson.
Deja vu of Gallipoli, Poms had vastly more troops, but still managed to lose the battle and wipe out huge numbers of their men (though a heavy fog the morning of the battle, and their red jackets weren't helpful either!)
Result was the Louisiana Purchase stayed in the hands of Americans (it represented 60 percent of America). Had the battle been lost the Brits would also have control of the Mississippi River, the port, and access to much more land to the west and east, up the very considerable length of the river; land which they would have wished to (re)claimRead more