Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans : : the Battle That Shaped America's Destiny
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Freedoms at risk -- How to lose a war -- The making of a general -- A river dyed red -- The British on offense -- Jackson unleashed -- Target: New Orleans -- Losing Lake Borgne -- The armies assemble -- The First Battle of New Orleans -- The defensive line -- Day of destiny -- The British withdraw.
A portrait of the seventh American president focuses on his formative military prowess during the War of 1812 and his pivotal contributions to the capturing of New Orleans from the British.
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PUBLISHED
New York, New York : Sentinel, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: xi, 270 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780735213234
0735213232
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Yaeger, Don,
SUBJECTS
Jackson, Andrew, -- 1767-1845 -- Military leadership.
New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815.
Generals -- Biography.
United States -- Campaigns. -- War of 1812