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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TX7_chalmette-plantation-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
Named for Ignace Francois Martin de Lino de Chalmet (1755-1815), veteran of the American Revolution. Attained the rank of captain of infantry in the Spanish Army; retired about 1794. Purchased plantations below New Orleans and began acquisition of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TX6_pakenhams-fall-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
As the attack began to fail, British commander Sir Edward Pakenham rode forward to rally his troops. Under intense fire, both Pakenham and his horse were hit less than 40 yards from the American line. He quickly mounted an aide's horse but was sho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TX5_the-main-attack-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
At dawn frontiersmen from Tennessee and Kentucky militias stood ready on the American line's swamp end. British commander Sir Edward Packenham concentrated his main attack here under Major General Sir Samuel Gibbs, expecting the American volunteer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TX4_batteries-seven-and-eight-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
When the British attacked the American rampart during their reconnaisance in force on December 28, they almost succeeded in outflanking the rampart and capturing the American positions at this end of the line. The Americans responded by extending …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TX3_batteries-five-and-six-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
Although the middle of the American line never faced a direct attack, its defenders inflicted many of the British casualties suffered during the battle. The cannons here were in an ideal position to fire on the main British force advancing against…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TX2_battery-four-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
Battery 4 boasted the rampart's largest gun, a 32-pound naval cannon manned by sailors from the USS Carolina, which had been sunk by British fire on December 27, 1814. During the Battle of New Orleans, the big gun tore gaping holes in the ranks of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TX1_attack-along-the-river-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
British plans for a three-pronged attack included capturing the river end of the American rampart. On the morning of January 8, British Major General John Keane sent advance troops with Colonel Robert Rennie along the river road to attack the redo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TWZ_rodriguez-canal-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
Built as a mill race that provided water to power a sawmill, by 1815 the Rodriguez Canal had long been abandoned. With its collapsed banks and grass-covered bottom, the canal resembled a ditch more than a waterway, but it provided a perfect defens…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TWX_the-93rd-oblique-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
As the main attack on the swamp end of the American line began to falter, British commander Sir Edward Pakenham ordered Major General John Keane to redirect British forces from the river road assault to help. Nearly a thousand soldiers of the 93rd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TWW_rodriguez-plantation-and-macarty-house-historical_Chalmette-LA.html
The Rodriguez and Macarty plantations served as the American camp during the Battle of New Orleans. Major General Andrew Jackson used the upper floors of the Macarty house as his headquarters and observation post, allowing him to monitor British m…