Certainly, the Battle ... New Orleans had to await the end of the hurricane season. By December the British had assembled some 7,500 troops. Preliminary actions went well for the British. Andrew ...

When Andrew Jackson ... the battle having earned the loyalty of Louisianans, the nickname “Old Hickory” and a reputation that ...

Andrew, then thirteen years old, joined the local militia as a patriot courier. At fifteen years of age, Jackson and his other brother ... to victory against the British in the Battle of New Orleans ...

At age 13, Andrew Jackson joined ... to general during the War of 1812, Jackson became a national war hero after a stunning victory in the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson’s popularity helped ...

Andrew Jackson defend New Orleans during a battle ... a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Chalmette Battlefield – the site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans – is just 6 miles east of New Orleans along the ...

In retirement, Jackson would continue 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!... the ...