...in command of one of the 24-pounders. As a solid column under General Keane drew near, they were met by a terrible fire of musketry, but they bravely advanced until checked by the sudden opening of Jackson 's heavy guns and the batteries of the Louisiana. At the same time the British racketeers were busy, but they did very little damage. Keane's troops endured the tempest that was thinning their ranks...