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In the '''Battle of New Orleans''' on January 8, 1815, 5000 [[Great Britain|British]] soldiers charged in a frontal assault against General [[Andrew Jackson]] and his sharpshooters from his native state of [[Tennessee]].  Sharpshooters from [[Kentucky]] also joined them, as did the [[France|French]] pirate Jean Lafitte and his men.

In the '''Battle of New Orleans''' on January 8, 1815, 5,000 [[Great Britain|British]] soldiers charged in a frontal assault against General [[Andrew Jackson]] and his sharpshooters from his native state of [[Tennessee]].  Sharpshooters from [[Kentucky]] also joined them, as did the [[France|French]] pirate Jean Lafitte and his men.

In a mere half-hour, over 2000 British were killed at a cost of only 8 [[United States|American]] lives.  This provided the young country of America with her first huge victory in battle and, even though the [[War of 1812]] had technically already ended prior to this battle, it made General Jackson a national hero.

In a mere half-hour, over 2000 British were killed at a cost of only 8 [[United States|American]] lives.  This provided the young country of America with her first huge victory in battle and, even though the [[War of 1812]] had technically already ended prior to this battle, it made General Jackson a national hero.