No Battle of New Orleans 1815- British peninsular vets sent elsewhere

Of course, the Battle of New Orleans in Jan 1815 was 1 of the most pointless in hist, given that the Treaty of Ghent had been signed in 1814 but the combatants hadn't actually heard yet :( The British forces commanded by Gen Edward Pakenham included some highly formidable veteran regts from the Peninsular War, who suffered massive losses from the main frontal assault on the American breastworks. Now, WI this battle hadn't been fought, with these Peninsular War vets being available to fight elsewhere ? What difference say could they have made at Waterloo, where Wellington OTL did sorely miss these seasoned troops ?
 
I don't know about Europe but it would have had massive ramifications as Andrew Jackson's fame really exploded thanks to his win and he founded what we think of as the US Democratic Party.
 
I don't know about Europe but it would have had massive ramifications as Andrew Jackson's fame really exploded thanks to his win and he founded what we think of as the US Democratic Party.

Wasn't Jackson instrumental in establishing the right-wing, hard-money stand of the Democratic party in the 1820's? The fight between hard and soft money was rather fierce and the Democratic Republican party might have split very differently.
 
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