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 ...

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 ...

Not the least among them was Tennessee’s Andrew Jackson ... and the men under his command at the Battle of New Orleans. The resolution commended Jackson for “illustrating the patriotic ...

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.

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 ...

Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson’s defeat of the British in the Battle of New Orleans likely won him the presidency. The Tennessee native rushed to New Orleans’ aid when he learned the British planned ...

Brian Kilmeade discussed his book on the War of 1812's Battle of New Orleans and took viewer phone calls from the 18th… Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger talked about their book Andrew Jackson and ...

(Tom Gregory) In New Orleans Jackson is hailed as a hero. (Emilie Leumas) After the battle was over, Andrew Jackson asks Dubourg to plan a celebration for the city. And on January 23rd, they have ...

Kittell, the president and CEO of the Andrew Jackson Foundation, said organizers look forward to celebrating that victory in the Battle of New Orleans through festivities that visitors of all ages ...

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

At first it might seem as if the Battle of New Orleans had little to do with ... other than making General Andrew Jackson a national hero. The other one, fought in Belgium in Europe, was ...