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Nathaniel Pryor: the Unsung Veteran of the Battle of New Orleans

Mar 4, 2015

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Pam Keyes

in American History, general history, History, Louisiana History, Native American History

Among the American soldiers in the Battle of New Orleans, Capt. Nathaniel Pryor is one whose name shows up in no histories of that great battle. Oddly, Capt. Pryor, who served in the 44th Infantry under Col. George T. Ross, never received his rightful credit for participating, or even any special notice by…
The Saga of Melita and the Patterson-Ross Raid at Barataria

Dec 15, 2014

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Pam Keyes

in American History, general history, History, Louisiana History, Nautical History

A series of unfortunate events plagued Joseph Martinot, supercargo of the Carthagenian merchant schooner Melita. First, he had been stymied in his attempt to enter the Mississippi and arrive at New Orleans by the presence of the British blockade near the Balize; then, off the coast of Louisiana to the westward of the Balize, he…