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| PUBLISHED WEEKLY. | NEW YORK, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1895. | FIVE CENTS A COPY. |
| VOL. XVI.—NO. 809. | TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. |
HEROES OF AMERICA.
THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
BY HONORABLE THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
hen in 1814 Napoleon was overthrown and exiled to Elba, the Britishtroops that had followed Wellington into southern France were left freefor use against the Americans. A great expedition was organized toattack and capture New Orleans, and at its head was placed GeneralPakenham, the brilliant commander of the column that delivered the fatalblow at Salamanca. In December a great fleet of British war-ships andtransports, carrying thousands of vict
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