USS Sea Horse-- Part 1

From the History of the Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse site.

The Krewe takes its name from the USS Sea Horse and the Battle of Bay St. Louis on December 13, 1814.  It is also called te Battle of Lake Borgne and Battle of Pass Christian.

The British Navy was advancing on New Orleans after engagements at Pensacola and Mobile.  Their plan was to sail through Rigolets and into Lake Ponchetrain, but the USS Sea Horse and the later Battle of Lake Borgne stopped it.

This battle also has an  "Alamo" connection.  Supposedly at the Alamo, one fighter exclaimed "Remember the Battle of the Bay."  This battle pitted a small group of Americans against a much larger group of British.

--Brock-Perry