http://www.historynet.com/spirit-of-new-orleans.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:03:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.historynet.com/spirit-of-new-orleans.htm/comment-page-1#comment-137089 Plodicus Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:21:16 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/spirit-of-new-orleans.htm#comment-137089 Although the Chesapeake prong of the British offensive initially succeeded in Bladensburg and DC, it is imprudent and inaccurate to entirley omit the fact that the British offensive was entirely repulsed at Baltimore. In fact, the battle of Baltimore in effect ended the war before the first shots were fired in New Orleans, unbeknown to those fighting in NO. Further, it is quite possible that the British humiliation at Baltimore caused them to throw caution to the wind and imprudently attack the entrenched Americans at New Orleans. I know the aim of the story is to show the importance and excitement of the Battle of NO, but it is historically improper to omit reference to the related and strategically more important battle of Baltimore (perhaps because it has a lower body count?)! Although the Chesapeake prong of the British offensive initially succeeded in Bladensburg and DC, it is imprudent and inaccurate to entirley omit the fact that the British offensive was entirely repulsed at Baltimore. In fact, the battle of Baltimore in effect ended the war before the first shots were fired in New Orleans, unbeknown to those fighting in NO. Further, it is quite possible that the British humiliation at Baltimore caused them to throw caution to the wind and imprudently attack the entrenched Americans at New Orleans.
I know the aim of the story is to show the importance and excitement of the Battle of NO, but it is historically improper to omit reference to the related and strategically more important battle of Baltimore (perhaps because it has a lower body count?)!

]]> http://www.historynet.com/spirit-of-new-orleans.htm/comment-page-1#comment-46197 BPSSEKHON Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:58:06 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/spirit-of-new-orleans.htm#comment-46197 I really like history alot and now i am being part of this latest history magazine website. I have come to know about the history of the various aspects World,Civil War and many others to name a few. I like this site as it has all starting from history of UK,US,France,Poland and more.Now i know why i honestly dont know much about Hisotry i have not been surfing many such sites based on true History.This website will make me a real encyclopedia knowing all about history.I am interested in this one. BPSSEKHON I really like history alot and now i am being part of this latest history magazine website. I have come to know about the history of the various aspects World,Civil War and many others to name a few.
I like this site as it has all starting from history of UK,US,France,Poland and more.Now i know why i honestly dont know much about Hisotry i have not been surfing many such sites based on true History.This website will make me a real encyclopedia
knowing all about history.I am interested in this one.
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]]> http://www.historynet.com/spirit-of-new-orleans.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11700 Machalla Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:53:10 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/spirit-of-new-orleans.htm#comment-11700 i think that the author did a good job on writing this article on the British war i think that the author did a good job on writing this article on the British war

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