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Thread #42020   Message #611189
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
16-Dec-01 - 05:41 PM
Thread Name: History and Folk Music
Subject: RE: History and Folk Music
Santiana? Do you mean President and General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the great Mexican patriot and hero?
The battle near New Orleans was a post-war victory, fought two weeks after the cessation of hostilities. Such were communications at the time. Legend has the pirate Lafitte contributing to victory. Did the British run? Honestly, I don't know. How many were involved? Not all that many, but the battle (skirmish?) contributed little to history, although much to legend.