No, we're not talking Katrina here. This is before hurricanes were named.
From Wikipedia War of 1812 Chronology.
AUGUST 19, 1812, a hurricane made landfall at New Orleans with high winds and storm surge. The parade ground at American Fort St. Philip, downriver, had eight vfeet of water in it. A British fleet was approaching at the time and it was scattered.
The 16 gun warship USS Louisiana, the largest ship at the port, sank, but evidenly was later raised because it took part in the events leading up to the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. Of interest, another USS Louisiana became the famous powdership at Fort Fisher during the Civil War.
The Big Blow. --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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