On This Day January 8

When British forces threatened New Orleans in the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson took command of the defenses, including militia from several western states and territories. Jackson's 4,000 militiamen and 16 heavy cannons behind barricades of cotton bales opposed 10,000 British regulars marching across an open field, led by General Edward Pakenham. The Battle of New Orleans was a total American victory and made Andrew Jackson a national hero.

E. Percy Moran, The Battle of New Orleans (1910)

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