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Scott's Historical to the Chalmette Battlefield

Pedaling to the Parish

Take a tour to St Bernard Parish and the Historic Chalmette Battelfield. Start in the heart of the French Quarter at the feet of the man himself in Jackson Square. The last battle of the war of 1812 fought in early 1815 vaulted Andrew Jacksons already popular public profile into a nearly godlike status and earned him the presidency. How could an army twice the size of a untested fledgling United States of America lose? Did pirates really aid Andrew Jackson at the battle? How did Our Lady of Prompt Succor become a national shrine still featured in New Orleans today? Take a ride with us and lets find out.

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