Battle of Lake Borgne
Naval battle fought between Britain and the United States in the War of 1812 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Lake Borgne was a coastal engagement between the Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy in the American South theatre of the War of 1812. It occurred on December 14, 1814 on Lake Borgne. The British victory allowed them to disembark their troops unhindered nine days later[4] and to launch an offensive upon New Orleans on land.[5]
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Battle of Lake Borgne | |||||||
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Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
British and American Gunboats in Action on Lake Borgne, 14 December 1814, Thomas Lyde Hornbrook | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nicholas Lockyer | Thomas Jones | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
42 rowboats |
5 gunboats 1 sloop 1 schooner | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
94 killed and wounded[1] 1 rowboat sunk [2] |
41 killed and wounded[3] 6 boats' crews captured 5 gunboats captured 1 sloop captured 1 schooner scuttled |
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