History of New Orleans
ASPECT OF HISTORY
History of new orleans; History of Orleans Parish, Louisiana; Colonial New Orleans; Bulbancha
The history of New Orleans, Louisiana, traces the city's development from its founding by the French in 1718 through its period of Spanish control, then briefly back to French rule before being acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. During the War of 1812, the last major battle was the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, which resulted in a U.