When Andrew Jackson arrived ... wise to such peacemaking—and New Orleans was in trouble. The United States had declared war on Great Britain back in June 1812, a few decades after winning ...

Certainly, the Battle of New Orleans, the last major battle of the war, was wholly unnecessary ... Preliminary actions went well for the British. Andrew Jackson, the American major-general ...

In 1802 Jackson was appointed as major general of the Tennessee militia, and would later lead troops in the War of 1812 ... of the Silver Jubilee of the Battle of New Orleans opined, “What a wonderful ...

Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the Louisiana port city in the last standoff of the War of 1812 Sonja Anderson How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry in ...

Named after a French pirate who helped Gen. Andrew Jackson defend New Orleans during a battle in the War of 1812, the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve consists of six sites ...