LAKE BORGNE, NAVAL BATTLE ON
\lˈe͡ɪk bˈɔːɡnɪ], \lˈeɪk bˈɔːɡnɪ], \l_ˈeɪ_k b_ˈɔː_ɡ_n_ɪ]\
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Here Admiral Cochrane, with his fleet to attack New Orleans, had his passage disputed by some small war-vessels, carrying in all 182 men and twenty-three guns. Lieutenant Jones commander. He at once sent, December 14, 1812, sixty barges with 1200 men under Captain Lockyer to capture the American fleet. The engagement was long and desperate, but resulted in a victory for the British at an expense of 300 killed and wounded. The American loss was six killed and thirty-five wounded.
By John Franklin Jameson
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