The Generals: Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the Road to the Battle of New Orleans

by Benton Rain Patterson

Book Overview

In December of 1814, American forces led by Major General Andrew Jackson moved into the city of New Orleans. For the next six weeks, Jackson's ragtag troops of militiamen, free blacks, Indians, and pirates furiously defended the city against Britain's elite army, led by Lieutenant General Sir Edward Pakenham. In the bloody confrontation of the two armies, the American underdog army decisively defeated Sir Edward Pakenham's British troops.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814767176
• ISBN13: 9780814767177
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"