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	Battle of New Orleans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pakenham decided to wait for his entire force of over 10,000 men (which included native American members of the Hitchiti tribe, led by Kinache, and several hundred fl soldiers from the British East Indies colonies) to assemble, before launching an attack.
		Pakenham himself was mortally wounded in the third attack.
		Pakenham also waited too late in the day to attack, and any of the fog there may have been was gone.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_New_Orleans (1012 words)

	Edward Pakenham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Edward Michael Pakenham (March 19, 1778 – January 8, 1815) was a British general who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans.
		He was born at Pakenham Hall, County Westmeath, Ireland to Edward Michael Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford and Catherine Rowley.
		His body was returned to Ireland in a casket of rum and buried in the Pakenham family vault.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Pakenham (246 words)

	Battle of New Orleans Article
		They were led by Sir Edward Pakenham, the 37-year-old brother-in-law of the Duke of Wellington and a much-decorated general officer.
		Pakenham decided to cross the Mississippi downstream with a strong force and overwhelm Jackson's thin line of defenders on the river bank opposite the Rodriguez Canal.
		Both of Pakenham's senior generals were shot early in the battle, and the commander himself suffered two wounds before a shell severed an artery in his leg, killing him in minutes.
	www.danielhaston.com /history/war-1812/neworleans-battle.htm (796 words)

	The War of 1812
		Edward Pakenham was born into a prominent family of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy in 1778.
		Pakenham saw action throughout the wars of the French Revolution and was part of the expedition that captured the island of St. Lucia in 1803, during which he sustained a serious neck wound.
		Pakenham’s image was further enhanced when Arthur Wellesley, the soon-to-be Duke of Wellington, married his sister in 1806.
	www.galafilm.com /1812/e/people/pakenham.html (527 words)

	NPS Historical Handbook: Jean Lafitte
		Sir Edward Michael Pakenham was the brother-in-law of the Duke of Wellington, but he did not owe his prominence to that connection alone.
		There was a coincidental connection between Sir Edward and his final opponent: Pakenham and the parents of Andrew Jackson were all born not far apart in County Antrim, Ireland.
		Pakenham had learned the art of war by fighting against the best armies in the world—Jackson had fought only savages.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/hh/29/hh29d.htm (450 words)

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg667 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Edward Michael PAKENHAM Hon Sir G.C.B. died 8 Jan 1815 in Slain at New Orleans.
		Catherine Sarah Dorothea PAKENHAM was born 1773 and died 24 Apr 1831.
		Georgina Sophia PAKENHAM Lady was born 11 Oct 1827 and died 26 Mar 1909.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg667.htm (212 words)

	Sir Edward Michael Pakenham
		PAKENHAM, Sir Edward Michael, British soldier, born in Pakenham Hall, County Westmeath, Ireland, 19 March, 1778; died near New Orleans, Louisiana, 8 January, 1815.
		Pakenham kissed his brother-in-law, and, giving the word to his division, moved on, and won the battle The death of General Ross before Baltimore led to the selection of Pakenham to command the British force that had hitherto operated in the Chesapeake, but which were now to be used in an expedition against New Orleans.
		It is just possible that if Pakenham had been patient enough to wait the development of his own plans he might have carried the American lines and entered New Orleans.
	www.famousamericans.net /siredwardmichaelpakenham (768 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At the age of 25, Pakenham joined the Conservative Research Department where he developed Education policy for the Conservative Party, but was soon convinced to become a socialist, partly by his future wife, whom he married on November 3, 1931.
		In 1945 he was created Baron Pakenham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and in 1961 he inherited from his brother the Irish titles of Earl of Longford and Baron Longford and the UK title of Baron Silchester.
		Lord Longford, as the recipient of a hereditary peerage of first creation (from his creation as Baron Pakenham), was, along with many others in the same situation, made a life peer so that he could retain his seat in the Lords.
	www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Frank_Pakenham,_7th_Earl_of_Longford (395 words)

	Pakenham Genealogy Pt 1
		Mary Pakenham, born 17/1/1771, died 1789 (PT) 1/3: Catherine Sarah Dorothea Pakenham (PPDV-5T) (re PRONI and AF), Born: Abt 1772, Dublin (re AF and IGI).
		Pakenham's general advance on 28 December was brought to a halt some 750 yards in front of this position; and there, under bombardment, rain and sleet lay the troops.
		William Pakenham, RN who was lost in the Saldanha frigate in 1811; and of the last Duchess of Wellington.
	www.antonymaitland.com /pakham01.htm (6292 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pakenham is adamant that his own attack force will move on the American line before first light.
		Pakenham rides back to his line through the fog and orders his officers to make the final preparations among their units.
		It is a sign of General Pakenham’s lack of experience as a commander that, at this crucial stage, he changes his original plan rather than sticking to it fully or carefully devising a new one.
	www.afptn.org /jackson.htm (2389 words)

	1814 Christmas was blue for British commander - By BUDDY STALL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pakenham just had to do the best with what he had, which wasn't much.
		No doubt, after surveying the situation, the first act performed by Gen. Pakenham on this cold, miserable, rainy Christmas day in 1814, was to sit down and write his last will and testament.
		As was customary for the time for fallen commanding generals, his heart was removed from his body and buried on the field where he fought so valiantly.
	clarionherald.org /20041215/stall.htm (507 words)

	The Regional Review (1938)
		It was on this historic occasion that Andrew Jackson and his motley collection of troops successfully defended the city in December, 1814 and January, 1815 against Sir Edward Pakenham and his veteran English troops of the Napoleonic Wars.
		Pakenham was of the opinion, however, that his artillery would have to be brought up, and the next few days were spent in achieving that objective.
		The famous De la Ronde Oaks, sometimes mistakenly called the Pakenham Oaks or the Versailles Oaks, probably the finest in the United States, were planted by Pierre Denis de la Ronde in 1783 with slave labor on his twenty-first birthday.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/regional_review/vol1-3d.htm (2488 words)

	John Farnam's Quips - 27Nov00.html
		Pakenham knew this battle would not only bring the impudent Americans in line, but, because of its temporal proximity with his brother in law's defeat of Napoleon, it historical importance would be vastly disproportionate to its actual military significance.
		Pakenham was confident that Jackson would likewise be easily deceived, outmaneuvered, and defeated.
		Pakenham was overwhelmed by romantic prospects and inflexibility in his thinking.
	www.defense-training.com /quips/2000/27Nov00.html (2285 words)

	[No title]
		Pakenham has two brigades of cavalry and two batteries of artillery in support.
		Wellington, seizing the chance dispatched Pakenham's 3rd Division, with two batteries of field artillery, and two brigades of cavalry in support to destroy Thomiere's Division and seize the left of the French position i.e.
		At 250 yards from the French, Pakenham deployed his men in line in echelon of brigades, and d'Urban's dragoon brigade attacked the head of the French column which had no skirmishers deployed.
	grognard.com /zines/ph/p0209.txt (977 words)

	Chalmette Battlefield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On December 23, when Pakenham’s troops were within nine miles of the city, Jackson halted their advance in a fierce night attack that caught the British off guard.
		Pakenham tried to dislodge the Americans on December 28 with an infantry attack and again on January 1 with artillery fire.
		Pakenham rode forward to rally his men for another attack and was mortally wounded.
	www.nps.gov /jela/Chalmettebattlefield.htm (1461 words)

	Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by forename - part 29 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Edward of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria Wittelsbach, b.
		Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales Plantagenet, b.
		Edward Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales Plantagenet, b.
	www.dcs.hull.ac.uk /genealogy/royal/gedFx29.html (504 words)

	irishneworleans
		Here the Irish connection to the story broadens considerably, for the commander of the British operation was Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, born in Westmeath.
		Pakenham took the offensive immediately, launching repeated attacks on the city.
		The morning of Jan. 8 was foggy and dark, conditions Pakenham believed gave the attacking British the advantage.
	www.irishneworleans.com /jackson.htm (1112 words)

	Genealogy Stewart
		Edward Michael Stewart, GPS473, born 24/3/1864, died Knockbreda 22/7/1931, married 19/12/1918 Helen Maragaret Imray, dau of George Imray of Culdean, Granton-on-Spey.
		Pakenham Thomas Stewart, born 1871, died 1938, married 1901 Mary Dupre Fennell, dau of John George Fennell of Melbourne.
		A brother, Sir Edward Pakenham, was a general in the British army who lost New Orleans to Andrew Jackson in 1815.
	www.antonymaitland.com /stewart1.htm (6781 words)

	Harry Smith - Chapter 22 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Poor Sir Edward was much mortified at being obliged to retire the army from a second demonstration and disposition to attack, but there was nothing for it.
		Sir Edward Pakenham galloped past me with all his Staff, saying, "That's a terrific fire, Lambert." I knew nothing of my General then, except that he was a most gentlemanlike, amiable fellow, and I had seen him lead his Brigade at Toulouse in the order of a review of his Household Troops2 in Hyde Park.
		Poor dear Sir Edward Pakenham, a hero, a soldier, a man of ability in every sense of the word, had to contend with every imaginable difficulty, starting with the most unwise and difficult position in which he found the Army.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~awoodley/harry/harry22.html (4533 words)

	The Lone Marksman Revisited
		Commanding this last army was Sir Edward Pakenham, who arrived with his Peninsular War veterans on December 13, 1815.
		Pakenham, along with several of his generals, were killed in this one-sided battle that helped propel Andrew Jackson into the White House.
		Seeing the 44th break, Pakenham cried out to an aide, "Lost for the want of courage," and rode off to rally them and while doing so, was fatally wounded.
	www.snipercountry.com /Articles/LoneMarksmanRevisited.asp (2073 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 7094
		She married Edward Arthur Henry Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford, son of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford and Lady Mary Julia Child-Villiers, on 18 July 1925.
		She married Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, son of Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford and Lady Mary Julia Child-Villiers, on 3 November 1931.
		She is the daughter of Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford and Elizabeth Harman.
	www.thepeerage.com /p7094.htm (793 words)

	Chapter XXII. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We had a very agreeable party of gallant old Peninsular soldiers, and dear Sir Edward was one of the most amusing persons imaginable–a high-minded and chivalrous fellow in every idea, and, to our astonishment, very devoutly inclined; and Major Gibbs, who was afterwards killed on the same day as Sir Edward, was a noble fellow.
		Sir Edward Pakenham galloped past me with all his Staff, saying, "That's a terrific fire, Lambert." I knew nothing of my General then, except that he was a most gentlemanlike, amiable fellow, and I had seen him lead his Brigade at Toulouse in the order of a review of his Household Troops in Hyde Park.
		Poor Pakenham was much attached to you, and strongly recommended you to me." I had borne up well on my loss before, but I now burst into a flood of tears, with–"God rest his gallant soul." From that moment to the present, dear General Lambert has ever treated me as one of his own family.
	digital.library.upenn.edu /women/hsmith/autobiography/harry-22.html (4708 words)

	"The Battle of New Orleans," By Robert Remini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The British commander, General Sir Edward Michael Pakenham, was a veteran of the Napoleonic wars in Europe.
		It could have become an Indian territory - that was one of the things the English had thought about - but civil administrators had been sent along with the army to set up an administration.
		Pakenham was going to be the governor of the area.
	www.familyhaven.com /books/battleofneworleans.html (748 words)

	Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname - part 75 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pakenham, Edward Arthur Henry, Earl of Longford 6th, b.
		Pakenham, Edward Michael, Earl of Longford 3rd, b.
		Pakenham, William Lygon, Earl of Longford 4th, b.
	www.dcs.hull.ac.uk /genealogy/royal/gedx75.html (405 words)

	Sir Edward Pakenham : Napoleonic Wars : Generals :
		The Duke of Wellington's brother-in-law, Sir Edward Pakenham served in Martinique before joining his famous relative in the Peninsula.
		He fought at Fuentes de Onoro, but it was his performance at Salamanca that brought wide acclaim.
		Given charge of the British operation at New Orleans, Pakenham mishandled the situation and led his troops to slaughter at the hands of the American defenders.
	www.napoleonguide.com /soldiers_pakenh.htm (106 words)

	NAMED CAMPAIGNS - WAR OF 1812
		Sir Edward Pakenham, brother-in-law of the Duke of Wellington, arrived on 25 December to command the British operation.
		Finally, at dawn on 8 January, Pakenham attempted a frontal assault on Jackson's breastworks with 5,300 men, simultaneously sending a smaller force across the river to attack Morgan's defenses.
		The British lost 291 killed, including Pakenham, 1,262 wounded, and 48 prisoners; American losses on both sides of the 4iver were only 13 killed, 39 wounded, and 19 prisoners.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/reference/18cmp.htm (1336 words)

	Louisiana Secretary of State/Tribute to U.S. Army-July 2000-PAGE 1
		In August, 1814, Colonel Edward Nicolls, the Commander of the British forces in the Floridas, issued a proclamation to the citizens of Louisiana in hopes of securing their support for the British.
		On December 28, 1814, General Pakenham moved against the American breastworks, but his advance was halted by the excellent marksmanship of Jackson's troops.
		General Pakenham, still confident of victory, decided to move again against Jackson's forces on January 8, 1815, but Jackson, reinforced by two thousand Kentucky volunteers, again relied upon the marksmanship of his troops to repel the British.
	www.sec.state.la.us /ARCHIVES/army-2000/army2000-index.htm (1428 words)

	St. John Source
		Thomas Pakenham, the Earl of Longford, arrived on St. Croix Sunday from his family estate, Tullynally Castle in Ireland, for a four-day visit to the island's baobabs and a variety of other trees on St. John.
		Pakenham is currently writing a book on baobabs.
		Pakenham will visit St. John on Wednesday to view a photographic exhibit of the "Remarkable Big Trees" at Elaine I. Sprauve Library.
	www.onepaper.com /stjohnvi?v=d&i=&s=News:Local&p=1075612388 (1146 words)

	A British Account of the Battle of New Orleans Orleans
		Seeing that all his well-laid plans were frustrated, Pakenham gave the word to advance, and the other regiments, leaving the 44th with the ladders and fascines behind them, rushed on to the assault.
		The whole of the guns, likewise, from the opposite bank, kept up a well directed and deadly cannonade upon their flank; and thus were they destroyed without an opportunity being given of displaying their valour, or obtaining so much as revenge.
		Poor Pakenham saw how things were going, and did all that a General could do to rally his broken troops.
	www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/NOrl1815.html (1568 words)

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