1815: The Battle Of New Orleans

This documentary examines the conflicts between the French and the British in North America during the eighteenth century, with particular focus on the engagements featuring the Native American warriors used by both sides. By the end of the fighting, Quebec and Canada were in British hands, and North America became part of the British Empire. Features battle reconstruction footage, re-enactments, and expert comment and analysis by Dr Scott Lucas and historian Stuart Reid, with narration by Ian Brooker.

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[girldaddividendinvestor]

Came to refresh on 7 Years' War, got a refresh on 1812. Ain't mad about it.

[hulkkrogan]

This documentary looks like it was filmed in 1812. Its like one of those history films they play in school after they roll the tv out.

[phaedrusg]

This doc is about the War of 1812. NOT the Seven Years War of 1756 to 1763. Fix the title please!

[jflatley]

The map at 2:42. Never have I ever seen the 13 colonies drawn like that. Wow.

[MightyMouse]

uh, wrong I also love how at 17:28 the Mississippi is shown to flow straight towards

[zach]

This isn't the 7 years war. This is the battle of New Orleans.

[johngregg]

Oliver Hazzard Perry's quote form the battle of Lake Erie is “We have met the enemy and they are ours. Two ships, two brigs, one schooner, and one sloop.”

James Lawrence was captain of the USS Chesapeake and 'Don't give up the ship. Fight her till she sinks ' were his last words as the Chesapeake lost to the HMS Shannon in a battle fought off of Boston

[redriver]

I grew up in the same town as Ephraim Brank. I've always been fascinated by the War of 1812.

[vonsprague]

Harry Smith mentioned in the documentary was knighted. He had met his wife after protecting her when Badajoz in Spain fell to the British. She became Lady Smith and gave her name to the town that was famous for the siege in the Boer War.

[nickphillips]

@ 13:10, the narrator states that Francis Scott Key was a prisoner of war. That is Not true. Key, acting as a go-between, was visiting an American prisoner were being held aboard a British ship anchored in Baltimore harbor. As the British shelling of Ft. McHenry began, Key became trapped about the prison ship. Not being a prisoner, Key was allowed on deck where he observed the bombardment

[caseysilkwood]

War of 1812, not the Seven Years/French and Indian war.

[silvertemplar]

Finally, it feels like I cannot find enough on the seven years war.

[jamesharris]

More than a few have speculated that the Brits would've ignored the treaty had they won, and kept New Orleans and the Mississippi.

[voiceofreason]

33:14 it was bona fide FREEZING which if you have ever experienced a freeze on the lower Mississippi its a special kind of a miserable. Its so windy and wet it feels much colder than the thermometer reads

[dogsmumm]

I’m amazed to see ANY YouTube war/history video that’s NOT about WWII.
So, the War of 1812, the Peloponnesian War; potayto/potahto

[alanaadams]

How can you say Jackson was mediocre? He won the battle of New Orleans with few soldiers some pirates native Americans and sundry others due to Jackson's strategy

[darbyohara]

This war needs to be its own series of videos

[abrahammorrison]

Jimmy Driftwood wrote and sang the song, The Battle of New Orleans. Johnny Horton also did his version of the Battle of the New Orleans.

[hunter]

Kinda odd how he discounts the value of the locals but without their knowledge of the terrain, Jackson wouldn't have been nearly as successful. Also, he failed to mention Jackson basically begging Claiborne to pardon Jean-Lafitte and his pirates because they were expert seamen.

[uscitizen]

There is one little fact about the war of 1812 that is never mentioned...The British did not leave the United States from that war until 1818
They had Calais and Eastport Maine under seige until then.