Editing Battle of New Orleans (section)

===Jackson's raid on the British camp===
Following Villeré's intelligence report, on the evening of December 23, Jackson led 2,131{{sfnp|Quimby|1997|p=843}} men in a brief three-pronged assault from the north on the unsuspecting British troops, who were resting in their camp. He then pulled his forces back to the [[Rodriguez Canal]], about {{convert|4|mi|km}} south of the city. The Americans suffered 24 killed, 115 wounded, and 74 missing,{{NoteTag|Reproducing Adjutant General [[Robert Butler (U.S. commander)|Robert Butler]]'s casualty report to Brigadier General [[Daniel Parker (general)|Parker]] dated January 16, 1815.{{sfnp|James|1818|p=535}} }} while the British reported their losses as 46 killed, 167 wounded, and 64 missing.{{sfnp|Keane|1815|pp=439-440}}{{NoteTag|Despatch from Hayne to Jackson dated January 10. 'Prisoners taken [December 24]- One major, 2 lieutenants, 1 midshipman 66 non-commissioned officers and privates'{{sfnp|Brannan|1823|pp=457-458}} }} The action was consequential, since at December 25 Pakenham's forces now had an effective strength of 5,933 out of a headcount of 6,660 soldiers.{{NoteTag|Within Monthly Return, December 1814.{{sfnp|Bamford|2014}}}} Historian Robert Quimby states that the British won a "tactical victory, which enabled them to maintain their position",{{sfnp|Quimby|1997|p=852}} but they "were disabused of their expectation of an easy conquest".{{sfnp|Quimby|1997|pp=852–853}} As a consequence, the Americans gained time to transform the canal into a heavily fortified earthwork.{{sfnp|Groom|2006|pp=145–147}}