All the  deaths were unnecessary, as a treaty had been signed 2 months before that would have prevented the battle, but news  took too long to reach this location.
British general Pakenham was fatally wounded after two large assaults on the American position were repulsed. The  British were able to, however, to break through the American line on the west bank of the Mississippi. The British were easily repulsed, though, eventually accumulating 2,000 casualties, compared to only 71 for the Americans. All the  deaths were unnecessary, as a treaty had been signed 2 months before that would have prevented the battle, but news  took too long to reach this location. This is, FTP, what last battle of the war of 1812 that made Andrew Jackson's a war hero?
British general Pakenham was fatally wounded after two large assaults on the American position were repulsed.
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