Vaughn Monroe - "The Battle Of New Orleans"

Yes Vaughn recorded this song. In fact it charted in the top 100 in 1959. It was his last song to make it on to the charts.

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[TejasBob]

Seems to me it was the Scots Regiment and on the island of Barataria. Also Capt. Jean LiFitte (privateer) was a hero of the Battle of New Orleans. How do you fight a war or battle by waiting for orders to retreat? This version 0f the song is closer to the original by Jimmy Driftwood (the writer).

[markalson1938]

@TejasBob This is a song, not a history lesson.  It is not ment to be taken literly after all no one saw davy Crockett kill himself a bear when he was only three. The worst part of this Battle was the War was over two weeks

before the Battle began. All those men died in vain

[louislungbubble]

musically its a great song but its a slander on the soldiers on the british army who did not run away..but were shot to hell on the field waiting for orders to retreat....the british casualty list speaks for itself..on the west bank of the river it was the new orleans and kentucky militia who ran away...the british took thier guns and colours to prove it.......marty

[markalson1938]

@louislungbubble

History is always written by the winning side and from this always comes miths that may not tell the whole story.

[stephenbiboy]

THE ORIGINAL TERRORISTS AND TRAITORS

[markalson1938]

@stephenbiboy

A bunch of Redcoats come over 3 thousand miles and burn the White House then attack New Orleans and you call Jackson and his ragtag army TERRORIST. You LOST get over it.

[Bugeyedbat]

Yeah, I know that back then (and still now) they'll record versions of a song in different genres at the same time... Heartaches by the Number a good example (Mitch Miller and Ray Price... both are great!) As I said in my original post, I LOVE Johnny Horton and I really like Monroe, too... I just never knew he did this song, but he did it his way, and its fine. I just prefer Horton's version, since its the one I know best. I did get a kick out of Monroe's, and its different verses/lyrics. :-)

[sailordskx]

Forget it! it's just a song and taken with a sense of humour quite a good one. Brit Lonnie Donnegan had no problem recording it and letting it take him to number one. Several other Brits had fun recording it. Enjoy

[tonilyn82]

just awesome!!!

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Vaughn Monroe had an amazing voice.

My dad loved Racing with the Moon.

Thank you for posting this.

George Vreeland Hill

[Rikki0]

@stephenbiboy " The original terrorists and traitors" ? What an odd thing for you to say. You used to be proud of the fact that " the sun never sets on the British empire ". Did all those countries and people come to you and ask to be part of your empire or were they persuaded by Brown Bess, pitch capping, hanging, etc. I would hazard that the Irish, Scotish, Zulus, Indians, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. (ad infinitum) might differ with your assesment.

[christof139]

@louislungbubble, IOTW, the Brits got their rear ends handed to them due to their own lack of organization & overconfidence. The USA defensive line was built over a period of ~1-week & was vey strong with much arty. emplaced along it. The USA arty. & Brit arty. dueled before the battle & the brit. arty. withdrew. During the main assault the intense fire & slaughter at some points was great & many USA troops had tears in their eyes as they fired. The Brits eventually broke & ran.

[christof139]

@louislungbubble, The USA heavy battery on the west bank had done severe damage during the main Brit assault, & the Brits didn't have enough boats gathered in time to cross the river to capture it until late in the battle. The battery was lightly defended. A surprise Brit attack by about 4 Co.'s of Jamaican Rangers on the USA redoubt on the east bank was beaten off by 2 USA Co.'s in close combat. Then the Brit Inf. Regt. assigned to carry ladders to cross the Rodriguez Canal forgot most of them

[sunrecords56]

We have the same battles today trying to keep the wetbacks on the other side of the Rio Grande

[Eddythebeast666]

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the guns fell silent. Today we remember. Solemn Greetings on this Remembrance Veterans Poppy Armistice Day to all nations.

And for the for Americans/Canadians Please accept my salute on the anniversary of the Battle of Crysler's Farm Nov 11 1813.