January 8, 1815
6 a.m., the fog lifts,
revealing the British army advancing at the quick step, two columns, each
sixty-men wide and so long the Americans cannot see the end of the line. A
tidal wave of red coats, Wellington heroes, the men who defeated Napoleon’s
armies in Europe have come to storm the American line and swoop into New
Orleans. It is an amazing magnitude until the American cannons open fire.
from BATTLE KISS, Part 3, “The Battle of New Orleans” www.oneildenoux.net
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