In my Christmas posting beneath the image of Gen. Pakenham, I put the following:
When Gen. Pakenham departed England for the campaign to capture New Orleans on November 1, 1814, he carried a decree proclaiming him Royal Governor of Louisiana. That is why I listed it under his image. To the British he was the future governor. It was contingent on his capturing New Orleans, of course. And we all know how that turned out
Sorry for the confusion.
Sir Edward Michael Pakenham
brevet Lt. General, Commander-in-Chief of the New Orleans Expedition
Future British Royal Governor of Louisiana
Brother-in-law of the Duke of Wellington
When Gen. Pakenham departed England for the campaign to capture New Orleans on November 1, 1814, he carried a decree proclaiming him Royal Governor of Louisiana. That is why I listed it under his image. To the British he was the future governor. It was contingent on his capturing New Orleans, of course. And we all know how that turned out
Sorry for the confusion.
De Noux
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