JANUARY 18-- Exchange of prisoners.
JANUARY 18-- Start of British retreat at 9 p.m.. They had a rear guard, but Jackson does not pursue except for a detachment of dragoons to harass the enemy.
JANUARY 21-- Fearing cholera from the many buried British soldiers, Jackson orders his army to retire to New Orleans.
JANUARY 23-- Jackson's victory celebrated in New Orleans.
JANUARY 27-- The last of the British Army rejoins the fleet and depart from the area.
FEBRUARY 4-- Word reached Washington, D.C., of Jackson's amazing victory. people there had been expecting a defeat. celebrations are held.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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