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MCJROTC Celebrates Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial

Posted January 9, 2015 / Last updated January 9, 2015

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MCJROTC celebrated the Battle of New Orleans bicentennial on Jan. 8, 2015.

Jesuit’s MCJROTC cadets joined in the annual celebration of commemorating the Battle of New Orleans on Thursday, Jan. 8  in Jackson Square. This year’s event marks the 200th anniversary of the historic battle in which U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson, triumphed over the British on Jan. 8, 1815.

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