Andrew Jackson, the American major-general ... David Reynolds, the British historian, is correct in observing that the Battle of New Orleans was ‘sweet revenge’ for the burning of Washington.

When Andrew Jackson arrived in New Orleans in winter ... reputation that would help make him president in 1829. The Battle of ...

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 ...

Five years before his death, Jackson continued to inspire commentary. An 1840 article on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the Battle of New Orleans opined, “What a wonderful man is Andrew Jackson ...

Andrew Jackson's tombstone is etched with three ... But then he got involved in the Tennessee militia, and won the Battle of New Orleans and became very famous and ran for president." ...

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 ...

With Louisiana’s militias off fighting in Virginia and Tennessee, the job of defending the Crescent City fell to two forts ...