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Originally Posted by joegrundman
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Well the British forces also where not aware that the treaty had been accepted so the Battle of New Orleans was not a miscommunication the treaty was not ratified by the Senate until February 16, 1815 the battle occurred on January 8, 1815. They did not have instant communication back in those days after all.
The British had already ratified it but until the other side does so as well the conflict is still on.There where troops in WWI that died just hours before the end. In those days the victor almost always got to keep any lands gained in battle so if the US had just allowed the British to take New Orleans they would have kept it more than likely.