What happened in the Battle of New Orleans?.

Okay, weeks before the battle of New Orleands, the treaty of Ghent was signed which ended the war, but neither side of the war knew. The battle of new Orleans was the last major battle of the war of 1812. Under the command of General Andrew Jackson, american forces successfully fought off the invading British army. If the news of the treaty reached them in time the battle would have never happened.

To start with, The Battle of New Orleans was the last major battle of the War of 1812.

American combatants, commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson, prevented an overwhelming British force, commanded by Admiral Alexander Cochrane and General Edward Pakenham, from seizing New Orleans and the vast territory the United States had acquired with the Louisiana Purchase.