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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