Into this dire situation stepped Major General Andrew Jackson. Having witnessed the ... overlooking the most important target of all: New Orleans. If the British conquered New Orleans, they ...

It is a battle of monumental importance for a young United States. General Andrew Jackson forces martial law on the terrified citizens of New Orleans. The Ursuline nuns ask for divine help as ...

The slender, modestly ornamented blue jacket worn by American commander Andrew Jackson ... Eleaser Whiteside Earl of General Jackson wearing his Battle of New Orleans uniform in 1817.

six swampy miles inland from the Port of New Orleans. It was there that Major General Andrew Jackson—then best known for killing Red Sticks Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, in 1814 ...

Thursday marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, which influenced the course of American history and propelled Andrew Jackson to the Presidency. The Historic New Orleans ...

The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory explores ... For the Americans, Major General Andrew Jackson of the 7th U.S. military district... He scores his first win against the British ...

Two hundred years after the Battle of New Orleans was waged -- earning it an eternal place in Louisiana history books and further burnishing Andrew Jackson's reputation as one of America's ...

It has been said that the generally received account that cotton bales were used us breast works at that battle was a myth; View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Into this dire situation stepped Major General Andrew Jackson. A native of Tennessee ... overlooking the most important target of all: New Orleans. If the British conquered New Orleans, they ...

All good Democrats remembered that yesterday was Andrew Jackson's Day in their calendar, and that in the world's record of important events it was the anniversary of the battle of New-Orleans.

The new Ridley Scott movie Napoleon aroused some thoughts regarding the Battle of Waterloo ... other than making General Andrew Jackson a national hero. The other one, fought in Belgium ...

General Andrew Jackson led a ragtag army of U.S. servicemembers, volunteer militia, free blacks, Native Americans and even a band of pirates to defend New Orleans in an invasion. The battle only ...