Download or read book Glorious Victory written by Donald R. Hickey and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the battle that saved New Orleans, made Andrew Jackson a hero for the ages, and shaped the American public memory of the war. Whether or not the United States “won” the war of 1812, two engagements that occurred toward the end of the conflict had an enormous influence on the development of American identity: the successful defenses of the cities of Baltimore and New Orleans. Both engagements bolstered national confidence and spoke to the élan of citizen soldiers and their militia officers. The Battle of New Orleans—perhaps because it punctuated the war, lent itself to frontier mythology, and involved the larger-than-life figure of Andrew Jackson—became especially important in popular memory. In Glorious Victory, leading War of 1812 scholar Donald R. Hickey recounts the New Orleans campaign and Jackson’s key role in the battle. Drawing on a lifetime of research, Hickey tells the story of America’s “forgotten conflict.” He explains why the fragile young republic chose to challenge Great Britain, then a global power with a formidable navy. He also recounts the early campaigns of the war—William Hull’s ignominious surrender at Detroit in 1812; Oliver H. Perry’s remarkable victory on Lake Erie; and the demoralizing British raids in the Chesapeake that culminated in the burning of Washington. Tracing Jackson’s emergence as a leader in Tennessee and his extraordinary success as a military commander in the field, Hickey finds in Jackson a bundle of contradictions: an enemy of privilege who belonged to Tennessee’s ruling elite, a slaveholder who welcomed free blacks into his army, an Indian-hater who adopted a native orphan, and a general who lectured his superiors and sometimes ignored their orders while simultaneously demanding unquestioning obedience from his men. Aimed at students and the general public, Glorious Victory will reward readers with a clear understanding of Andrew Jackson’s role in the War of 1812 and his iconic place in the postwar era.
Download or read book The Victory of Gen Andrew Jackson written by John Wesley Gaines and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life and Times of Andrew Jackson written by Arthur St. Clair Colyar and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of Andrew Jackson Major general in the Army of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Division of the South written by Samuel Putnam Waldo and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Battle of New Orleans written by Robert V. Remini and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of New Orleans was the climactic battle of America's "forgotten war" of 1812. Andrew Jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading British regulars in a battle that delivered the British a humiliating military defeat. The victory solidified America's independence and marked the beginning of Jackson's rise to national prominence. Hailed as "terrifically readable" by the Chicago Sun Times, The Battle of New Orleans is popular American history at its best, bringing to life a landmark battle that helped define the character of the United States.
Download or read book Memoirs of Andrew Jackson Major General in the Army of the United States etc written by Samuel Putnam WALDO and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Civil and Military History of Andrew Jackson Late Major general in the Army of the United States and Commander in chief of the Southern Division written by Samuel Putnam Waldo and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Major General Andrew Jackson written by John Henry Eaton and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Life of Gen Andrew Jackson written by John Stilwell Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans written by Brian Kilmeade and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another history pageturner from the authors of the #1 bestsellers George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates. The War of 1812 saw America threatened on every side. Encouraged by the British, Indian tribes attacked settlers in the West, while the Royal Navy terrorized the coasts. By mid-1814, President James Madison’s generals had lost control of the war in the North, losing battles in Canada. Then British troops set the White House ablaze, and a feeling of hopelessness spread across the country. Into this dire situation stepped Major General Andrew Jackson. A native of Tennessee who had witnessed the horrors of the Revolutionary War and Indian attacks, he was glad America had finally decided to confront repeated British aggression. But he feared that President Madison’s men were overlooking the most important target of all: New Orleans. If the British conquered New Orleans, they would control the mouth of the Mississippi River, cutting Americans off from that essential trade route and threatening the previous decade’s Louisiana Purchase. The new nation’s dreams of western expansion would be crushed before they really got off the ground. So Jackson had to convince President Madison and his War Department to take him seriously, even though he wasn’t one of the Virginians and New Englanders who dominated the government. He had to assemble a coalition of frontier militiamen, French-speaking Louisianans,Cherokee and Choctaw Indians, freed slaves, and even some pirates. And he had to defeat the most powerful military force in the world—in the confusing terrain of the Louisiana bayous. In short, Jackson needed a miracle. The local Ursuline nuns set to work praying for his outnumbered troops. And so the Americans, driven by patriotism and protected by prayer, began the battle that would shape our young nation’s destiny. As they did in their two previous bestsellers, Kilmeade and Yaeger make history come alive with a riveting true story that will keep you turning the pages. You’ll finish with a new understanding of one of our greatest generals and a renewed appreciation for the brave men who fought so that America could one day stretch “from sea to shining sea.”
Download or read book Memoirs of Andrew Jackson Major General in the Army of the United States written by Samuel Putnam Waldo and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1818 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII. General Jackson's situation at the commencement of 181J--his hopes revive--Victory at Eccanachaca, or Holy Ground --Witherford, the Indian Prophet Col. Carrol joins Gen Jackson--Victories at Emuckfan; Jan. 22d--at Enolachopco, the 24th--Gen. Jackson's official report of them--Applause bestowed upon soldiers. GEN. JACKSON was now in a situation which required all the fortitude of the man--all the nerve of the soldier, and all the sagacity of the statesman. He held frequent communications with Gov. Blount of Tennessee, Gov. Early of Georgia, and Maj. Gen. Pinckney; and his opinion seemed to be a guide for theirs. Certain it is, that Gov. Blount, toward the close of 1813, owing to the disaffection of the Tennessee troops, and the reluctance with which volunteers appeared, recommended an abandonment of the expedition into the Creek country. The urgent and cogent expostulations of Gen. Jackson, induced him to change his opinion, and to resort to the most energetic measures to prosecute the war which had been so successfully commenced by him. Perhaps the situation of Gen. Jackson, at this time, cannot be better described than it is in the following letter, written by a gentleman, known by the author to be of the first respectability. Huntsville, M. T. Dec. 23, 1813. " Since the battle of Tallushatches and Talladega, the army of Gen. Jackson has crumbled to pieces. The whole of his volunteer infantry are returning home--insisting that their time of service expired on the 10th of this month, being the aniversary of their rendezvous at Nashville. The general, however, did not discharge them; the decision is left with the governour of Tennessee. What he will do, is not yet known. The universal impression, however, is, that they...
Download or read book Life and Public Services of Gen Andrew Jackson written by John Stilwell Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Biography of Andrew Jackson written by Philo Ashley Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Battle of New Orleans written by Robert Vincent Remini and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1999 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And finally, there is Jackson himself - tall, gaunt, shrewd, by turns gentle and furious, declaring, "I will smash them, so help me god!""--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Letter to Gen Andrew Jackson Regarding His Victory Over the British in the Battle of New Orleans written by James Monroe and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
