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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.14 (search)
been drafted by L. M. Raynaud, Adjutant of the Battalion of Orleans Volunteers. The translation is as follows: Roster of the Battalion of The Volunteers of Orleans Which Took Such a Glorious Part in the Defense of New Orleans Against the English In December, 1814, and January, 1815. The Battalion of Orleans Volunteers disous British Army that had dreamed, in advance, the conquest of this country and the acquisition of the wealth it possessed. That splendid body of Volunteers of Orleans, clad in brilliant uniforms, and perfectly disciplined, was composed, for the most part, of men who had seen war in Europe as French soldiers. The noble conduct Dr. Yves Le Monnier, surgeon on the staff of General Plauche, was an ancestor of Dr. Yves R. Le Monnier, who was not many years ago Coroner for the Parish of Orleans and is an eminent practitioner. Among the officers of carbineers may be mentioned the following whose descendants are honored citizens of New Orleans: B. Grima