CHALMETTE'S
\t͡ʃalmˈɛts], \tʃalmˈɛts], \tʃ_a_l_m_ˈɛ_t_s]\
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(near New Orleans) one of the fights preceding the battle of New Orleans. General Jackson, here entrenched, was attacked December 28, 1814, by the British under General Pakenham. After severe fighting the British were driven back with the loss of 150 men.
By John Franklin Jameson
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