U.S. Artillery

Artillery played a decisive role in the overwhelming American victory at New Orleans. Captain Enoch Humphrey's Company, Corps of Artillery, provided tremendous American firepower that shattered the attacking British columns on January 8. The steady volume of fire proved too great to overcome and led to horrendous British casualties. Although the artillerymen comprised only a fraction of the total force assembled on the American line, their skillful fire resulted in more than half of the British losses. Gunners from the U.S. Navy, Louisiana Militia, and Jean Lafitte's Baratarians bolstered the ranks of the regular artillery.

Chalmette, Louisiana · United States