Chalmette Battlefield
National Historical Park · Chalmette, Louisiana
The ground where Andrew Jackson's line stopped a British army on 8 January 1815 in about half an hour, killing or wounding some two thousand men against a few dozen American casualties — the most lopsided result of the War of 1812 and the one that made Jackson president. THE TREATY ENDING THE WAR HAD BEEN SIGNED IN GHENT A FORTNIGHT EARLIER AND NOBODY HERE KNEW. It is a flat field with a reconstructed rampart, a marble monument and a National Cemetery beside it, six miles downriver from the French Quarter, and it is free.
8606 West St Bernard Highway, Chalmette, Louisiana, 70043, United States
FREE — no ticket, no booking, free parking. A unit of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park. CHECK THE OPENING DAYS BEFORE TRAVELLING: Jean Lafitte units close on various weekdays and the schedule has changed more than once. Federal holiday closures apply. The visitor centre, film and 1.5-mile tour road keep daytime hours; ranger talks and walks run free on a posted schedule. The anniversary commemoration falls around 8 January.
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