Definition of bezel. 1 : a rim that holds a transparent covering (as on a watch, clock, or headlight) or that is rotatable and has special markings (as on a watch) 2 gems : the oblique (see 1oblique 1a) side or face of a cut gem; specifically : the upper faceted portion of a brilliant projecting from the setting â see brilliant illustration.
Publisher. A+E Networks. Two weeks after the War of 1812 officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, U.S. General Andrew Jackson achieves the greatest American victory of the war at the Battle of New Orleans.
General Nathaniel P. Banks commanded the Army of the Gulf through many of its major operations. The Department of the Gulf was created following the capture of New Orleans by Admiral David G. Farragut in 1862. The commander of the Union occupation forces, Benjamin F. Butler, was placed in command of the department.