Originally Posted by
bruce
My wife and I lived in N.O. while I was in seminary. We enjoyed visiting the battlefield at Chalmette. Happily it is not set up like a theme park! Amazing to consider just how the future of the US turned on such a small piece of land. Tragic that the battle occurred after the treaty had been signed. But, very likely it was necessary for Jackson to destroy the British. Had the British won the battle, it is certain they would have occupied the city of N.O. and controlled the flow of shipping on the Mississippi. Hard to believe the British would have then given the city up and relinquished control of the river and all the traffic. JMHO. Sincerely. bruce.