1.28: The Saints Go Marching In
From City History: New Orleans by Steve Keller
April 12, 2025 · 23 min · Season 1 · Episode 28
About this episode
The episode discusses the aftermath of the Battle of New Orleans and the celebrations that followed, featuring notable figures and events.
After victory, New Orleans exhales... then throws its biggest party yet. We meet some fun characters as the British evacuate the field. Andrew Jackson is (symbolically) crowned Roman emperor. LEARN MORE: The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America by William C. Davis The British at the Gates: The New Orleans Campaign in the War of 1812 by Robin Reilly The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory by Robert V. Remini The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette "The Battle of New Orleans Reconsidered: Andrew Jackson and Martial Law" by Matthew Warshauer
People in this episode
Host: Steve Keller
Topics covered
- Battle of New Orleans
- Andrew Jackson
- War of 1812
- New Orleans history
- celebration
- British evacuation
Keywords
- Battle of New Orleans
- Andrew Jackson
- War of 1812
- New Orleans
- celebration
- British evacuation
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America, The British at the Gates: The New Orleans Campaign in the War of 1812, The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory, The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans, The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square, The Battle of New Orleans Reconsidered: Andrew Jackson and Martial Law
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- 2.3: How Congo Square Survived · January 4, 2026 · 22 min
- 2.2: Congo Square · November 21, 2025 · 33 min
- 2.1: Congo Plains · September 30, 2025 · 25 min
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