1815 War Of 1812 Newspaper With BATTLE OF ORLEANS General Andrew Jackson
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1815 War of 1812 newspaper with coverage of the BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS led by US General Andrew Jackson - inv # 3L-209Please visit our EBAY STORE for THOUSANDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction.SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the National Advocate (NY, NY) dated Feb 7, 1815. This newspaper contains an inside page headline: "GLORIOUS NEWS !" with an entire page of long detaile...d coverage of the BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, the last battle fought in the WAR of 1812.VERY LONG and VERY DETAILED early account of the BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson. It took place approximately 5 miles east-southeast of the city of New Orleans, close to the present-day town of Chalmette, Louisiana, and was a U.S. victory.The battle took place directly after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814, before news of the treaty could reach the United States. U.S. troops defeated a poorly executed British assault on New Orleans, despite the British having a large advantage in training, experience, and fielded troops. In just over a half-hour, the U.S. suffered roughly 250 casualties, while the British suffered roughly 2, 000 casualties.Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We accept payment by PAYPAL as well as by CREDIT CARD (Visa and Master Card). We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.
