After the war, Jackson moved to Tennessee and conducted a political career, but by 1812, he was back in ... make him president in 1829. The Battle of New Orleans was Britain’s last attempt ...

Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the Louisiana port city in the last standoff of the War of 1812 Sonja Anderson How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry in ...

A group of sociologists found that few Russians were steadfast supporters of the war. Most had something more complicated to say.

In 1851, it was renamed Jackson Square for President Andrew Jackson, military hero of the Battle of New Orleans. The statues of the four seasons appeared sometime around then. Not much is known ...

Named after a French pirate who helped Gen. Andrew Jackson defend New Orleans during a battle in the War of 1812, the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve consists of six sites ...