Andrew Jackson War Hero

Born during a time of uncertainty and rebellion, Andrew Jackson rose up amongst the chaos and first became a war hero, and later, the seventh president of the United States. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15th, 1767, to Andrew and Elizabeth Jackson in the Waxhaws region. Although the exact location of the Waxhaws region is unknown due to the lack of the border being surveyed, it is believed that it was somewhere along the border of North and South Carolina. Unfortunately, Jackson’s father died shortly after Jackson was born and he was raised by his mother and older brothers. Andrew Jackson served along his brothers in the revolutionary War in his early teens. His two brothers both died in the war; Hugh during the Battle of Stono Ferry in 1779 and Robert after contracting smallpox along with Jackson in 1781 after being captured by the British. Soon after …show more content…
Jackson was later appointed prosecuting attorney, and then he was elected to represent Tennessee, where he lived, in the House of Representatives, and finally served in the Senate, but resigned after eight months. During the War of 1812, Jackson was made the major general of Tennessee’s militia. After his success in battle, the U.S. Military appointed Jackson Major General of the United States Military. Jackson led his forces into Florida where he captured Fort Pensacola and then pursued the remaining British forces into New Orleans. In what would be Jackson’s most defining moment in his military career, Jackson defeated the British whilst being outnumbered nearly two-to-one (Battle of New Orleans and defeat of the British under the command of Sir Edward Packenham by Genl. Andrew Jackson). This battle being the last major battle of the War of 1812, this solidified Jackson as a war hero (Glorious News from New Orleans! Splendid Victory over the British Forces) and his troops gave him his iconic nickname, Old