▁feet , ▁and ▁a ▁four teen ▁foot ▁deep ▁hold . ▁Louisiana ▁was ▁un mann ed ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁campaign , ▁and ▁commanded ▁by ▁Captain ▁Charles ▁C . ▁B . ▁Thompson . ▁From ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁to ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁the ▁s loop ▁Louisiana ▁p ounded ▁adv ancing ▁British ▁troops , ▁providing ▁naval ▁gun fire ▁support ▁for ▁General ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ’ s ▁forces . ▁ ▁When ▁British ▁troops ▁advanced ▁up ▁river ▁beyond ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁dead ly ▁can non ▁fire ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana , ▁the ▁crew ▁did ▁not ▁let ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁wind ▁d eter ▁their ▁support . ▁ ▁C rew members ▁w aded ▁ash ore ▁with ▁mo oring ▁lines ▁and ▁to wed ▁their ▁s loop ▁up ▁river ▁against ▁the ▁curr ents ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁to ▁re - eng age . ▁ ▁The ▁Louisiana ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁playing ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁keeping ▁the ▁valuable ▁port ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans ▁in ▁American ▁hands . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : S lo ops ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Category : W ar ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 1 8 1 2 ▁ships <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁vert ically ▁scrolling ▁shoot er ▁ar cade ▁video ▁game ▁originally ▁developed ▁by ▁To ap lan ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁T ait o . ▁Set ▁on ▁the ▁colon ized ▁fict ional ▁planet ▁of ▁Ther on ▁in