Video: 'War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans' (3 videos)

(Sunday, January 8, 1815; during the War of 1812) — U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British today in the Battle of New Orleans, resulting in the complete withdraw of British forces from Louisiana.

The battle turned out to be the last major engagement of the War of 1812, taking place after the United States and Britain had already signed a peace treaty due to the slowness of communications at the time.