Who won the last battle of the war? I believe it may have been the Battle of New Orleans where Wellington’s finest fought some American named Jackson
At New Orleans, Jackson had a remarkable combination of regulars, militia, free blacks, Indians, and pirates (without whom he would not have been able to hold his trenches, because the pirates provided most of the cannons and virtually all of the expert gunnery, all without Johnny Depp!) It was the previous days' artillery duel, essentially won by the Americans/pirates, that left Packenham with no choice but to try to advance in the open, to a slaughter.
The Americans won the battle of New Orleans but it was fought *after* the peace treaty was signed.
NOLA needed a pirate to save it. It’s gone downhill since then.
‘Who won the last battle of the war? I believe it may have been the Battle of New Orleans where Wellington’s finest fought some American named Jackson’
They certainly weren’t Wellingtons finest - they were busy defeating Napoleons superpower forces at Waterloo as was Wellington with his 67000 troops. The 8000 sent to New Orleans were strictly what was left over. The dregs we often used to pursue skirmishes in minor colonies.
I’m pretty sure America won most of the battles in Vietnam too, but to call it a victory is a tad optimistic. :)
The Battle of New Orleans was fought after the war was concluded. /factoid
Who won the treaty?
And where Wellington’s brother-in-law. Edward Packingham, the British Army CG, got starched.