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Rodriguez Canal cut across the battlefield during the Battle of New Orleans, 1815.

Rodriguez Canal was a ditch that cut across the battlefield during the Battle of New Orleans, 1815. Andrew Jackson arranged his defensive line behind it.

History

Rodriguez Canal is a disused millrace for a sawmill between the Chalmette and Macarty plantations. The dilapidated canal measured about four feet deep by twenty feet wide at the time of the Battle of New Orleans, and stood as a natural battlefield divide between the combatants. General Jackson arranged his defensive line behind this ditch, building ramparts behind it. Today, the canal ruins form part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.[1] [2]

Illustrations

  • The Rodriguez Canal as seen from the Mississippi during the battle.
    The Rodriguez Canal as seen from the Mississippi during the battle.
  • The remains of Rodriguez Canal in 1861. In the background the original Chalmette Monument.
    The remains of Rodriguez Canal in 1861. In the background the original Chalmette Monument.
  • The remains of the canal today, with the finished Chalmette Monument in the background.
    The remains of the canal today, with the finished Chalmette Monument in the background.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Cowan & al. 2001, p. 128.
  2. ^ Kilmeade & Yaeger 2017, p. 161.

Cited literature

  • Cowan, Walter G. & al. (2001). New Orleans Yesterday and Today: A Guide to the City. Louisiana State University Press.
  • Kilmeade, Brian & Yaeger, Don (2017). Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans. Sentinel.
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