The Americans used the time wisely, converting a canal into a strong defensive line. A spoiling attack by Johnson's forces (technically a British victory) unnerved Keane enough to delay until all his forces arrived at the beginning of the new year.

A quick movement by General John Keane might have easily resulted in capture of the city.

The US carrier force was to the east of the island and had located the main body of the Japanese force. The US Marine Corps force stationed on Midway endured devastating losses, but the facilities only suffered minor damage. British troops disembarked onto the west coast of the Mississippi on December 23rd. On the morning of June 4, 1942, aircraft from Japanese carriers attacked and damaged the US base on Midway. General Andrew Jackson was charged with the defense of the city. Farragut entered the lower Mississippi near New Orleans and soon breached the heavy chain cables that were stretched across the river as a prime defense. Capture of the city, strategically located near the mouth of the Mississippi River would have threatened the entire Louisiana Territory and the course of Manifest Destiny that would fuel American expansion in the 19th century. Battle of New Orleans, (April 2425, 1862), naval action by Union forces seeking to capture the city during the American Civil War.A Union naval squadron of 43 ships under Admiral David G. In December 1814 a British fleet laden with 8,000 soldiers moved against New Orleans. News of the war's end would not reach Louisiana until February of the following year. The Treaty of Ghent, signed on Decemofficially ended the war. Ironically, like the start of the war, this battle should have never took place. The most significant land battle was for New Orleans. The war was fought in three theaters: At sea, along the northern border and in Canada, and along the American Gulf Coast. Signing the declaration on June 18, 1812, Madison would not learn for weeks, due to slow communications, that new Prime Minister Lord Liverpool was seeking to avoid war.

President James Madison convinced Congress to declare war. Enraged by the British practice of impressment, trade restrictions, and support of Native Americans, U.S. The War of 1812 should have never happened.

Map of the battle of new orleans