The Generals: Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the Road to the Battle of New Orleans
by Patterson, Benton
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0814767176
- ISBN 13
- 9780814767177
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New York: NYU Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 311 pages. In December of 1814, American forces led by Major General Andrew Jackson moved into the city of New Orleans. For the next six weeks, Jacksons ragtag troops of militiamen, free blacks, Indians, and pirates furiously defended the city against Britains 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 Pakenhams British troops. <P>The Generals tells the dramatic story of the battle between Andrew Jackson and Sir Edward Pakenham for the "booty and beauty" of New Orleans in the winter of 18141815. The Battle of New Orleans was the last battle in the War of 1812, which cost Pakenham his life and propelled Andrew Jackson into the national prominence that would eventually lead to his presidency. The Generals provides a detailed and intimate look at both the personal and professional lives of Jackson and Pakenham, demonstrating how their paths twisted and turned until they inevitably met each other on the battlefield outside of New Orleans. Benton Rain Patterson leads readers through the captivating tale of a central battle in American military history and subsequently brings the biographies of these two great generals into full light. .
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- Title
- The Generals: Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the Road to the Battle of New Orleans
- Author
- Patterson, Benton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0814767176
- ISBN 13
- 9780814767177
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- History / Military;
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