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Battle of New Orleans order of battle: British

The following units of the British Armed Forces participated in the Battle of New Orleans on 8 January 1815. The American order of battle is shown separately.

British order of battle

British Army

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General Staff

  • Commander-in-Chief: Major General the honourable Sir Edward Pakenham - killed 8 January 1815
  • Deputy Commander-in-Chief: Major General Samuel Gibbs - died of wounds
  • Military Secretary: Major Harry Smith
  • Deputy Adjutant General: Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Stovin - wounded 24 December 1814
  • Deputy Assistant Adjutant General: Brevet Major Henry Hooper - wounded 24 December 1814
  • Acting Deputy Adjutant General: Captain Sir John Maxwell Tylden
  • Acting Deputy Assistant Adjutant General: Captain Wood
  • Senior Officer, Royal Artillery: Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Dickson
  • Senior Officer, Royal Engineers: Lieutenant Colonel John Fox Burgoyne
  • Senior Officer, Royal Staff Corps: Major Todd.
  • Major of Brigade: Captain Henry Thomas Shaw (4th Foot) - wounded 8 January 1815
  • Major of Brigade: Captain Thomas Wilkinson (85th Foot)- killed 8 January 1815
  • Quarter Master General: Lieutenant Colonel John Bell
  • Assistant Quarter Master General: Major Charles Ramus Forrest
  • Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General: Lieutenant George de Lacy Evans - wounded on 24 December 1814 and 8 January 1815
  • Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General: Lieutenant John Peddie.
  • Naval aide de camp: Lieutenant (RN) The Honourable Edward Curzon
  • Deputy Inspector of hospitals: Dr John Robb

Infantry Brigades

Artillery and supporting elements

Royal Navy

Native American allies

- Brevet Major Edward Nicolls accompanied by less than 100 Seminole, Creek, and Choctaw warriors. Among them were the Hitchiti Indian chief Kinache.

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