Joseph F. Stoltz III is a historical consultant and author. He spent fives years as the Director of Leadership Programs at Mount Vernon. He was the Rowan Postdoctoral Fellow in Military History at the United States Military Academy 2013–14, and was the associate editor of The West Point History of Warfare. He received his Ph.D. from Texas Christian University and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of New Orleans. His Ph.D. dissertation examined the role of the battle of New Orleans in American memory and culture over the past two centuries.

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• IntroductionStrategic SettingSecuring the Gulf CoastA New ThreatFirst Battle of Fort Bowyer, 15 September 1814The Capture of Pensacola, 7 November 1814The Battle of Lake Borgne, 14 December 1814The Villeré Plantation Night Battle, 23 December 1814The Grand Reconnaissance, 28 December 1814Artillery Duel and Battle, New Year’s Day 1815The Battle of New Orleans, 8 January 1815The Battle of Fort St. Philip, 9–18 January 1815The Capture of Fort Bowyer, 9–12 February 1815AnalysisFurther Reading

Joseph F. Stoltz III is a historical consultant and author. He spent fives years as the Director of Leadership Programs at Mount Vernon. He was the Rowan Postdoctoral Fellow in Military History at the United States Military Academy 2013–14, and was the associate editor of The West Point History of Warfare. He received his Ph.D. from Texas Christian University and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of New Orleans. His Ph.D. dissertation examined the role of the battle of New Orleans in American memory and culture over the past two centuries.

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• IntroductionStrategic SettingSecuring the Gulf CoastA New ThreatFirst Battle of Fort Bowyer, 15 September 1814The Capture of Pensacola, 7 November 1814The Battle of Lake Borgne, 14 December 1814The Villeré Plantation Night Battle, 23 December 1814The Grand Reconnaissance, 28 December 1814Artillery Duel and Battle, New Year’s Day 1815The Battle of New Orleans, 8 January 1815The Battle of Fort St. Philip, 9–18 January 1815The Capture of Fort Bowyer, 9–12 February 1815AnalysisFurther Reading

Joseph F. Stoltz III is a historical consultant and author. He spent fives years as the Director of Leadership Programs at Mount Vernon. He was the Rowan Postdoctoral Fellow in Military History at the United States Military Academy 2013–14, and was the associate editor of The West Point History of Warfare. He received his Ph.D. from Texas Christian University and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of New Orleans. His Ph.D. dissertation examined the role of the battle of New Orleans in American memory and culture over the past two centuries.

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• IntroductionStrategic SettingSecuring the Gulf CoastA New ThreatFirst Battle of Fort Bowyer, 15 September 1814The Capture of Pensacola, 7 November 1814The Battle of Lake Borgne, 14 December 1814The Villeré Plantation Night Battle, 23 December 1814The Grand Reconnaissance, 28 December 1814Artillery Duel and Battle, New Year’s Day 1815The Battle of New Orleans, 8 January 1815The Battle of Fort St. Philip, 9–18 January 1815The Capture of Fort Bowyer, 9–12 February 1815AnalysisFurther Reading