The total number of American casualties at the Battle of New Orleans was 71.
The battle took place on January 8, 1815, near Chalmette, Louisiana, when Andrew Jackson’s American forces defeated a large British assault. The official American breakdown was 13 killed, 39 wounded, and 19 missing or captured, adding up to 71.
This figure applies to the battle itself, not to the entire New Orleans campaign. American losses across the wider campaign were higher, which helps explain why some accounts give different totals. The British suffered more than 2,000 casualties in the main assault, including Major General Edward Pakenham and Major General Samuel Gibbs.
The battle occurred after the Treaty of Ghent had been signed in December 1814 but before news of the peace agreement had reached North America. The treaty was later ratified in February 1815, formally ending the war.