211k views
15 votes
Why didn't anyone at the battle of New Orleans know that the war was over? (1812 to another year that i forgot)

2 Answers

6 votes
this is history for a reason!!!!!!!! you do not need to know this and no one else does!!!!!
User Jag
by
8.3k points
6 votes
They didn’t know it was over because the battle happened after the war was over. The treaty of Ghent was the treaty that ended the war, it was signed by the commissioners BEFORE the actual war began, people found out about the treaty slowly, word didnt get around quick enough and the battle began after the treaty was signed. (The treaty was signed before the fighting began)
User George Shaw
by
8.3k points