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Article: The Generals: Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the Road to the Battle of New Orleans.(Book review)
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- Parameters
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- June 22, 2006
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The Generals: Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the Road to the Battle of New Orleans. By Benton Rain Patterson. New York: New York University Press, 2005. 289 pages. $32.95.
The Battle of New Orleans is often presented as an isolated event, coming as it did after the official conclusion of the War of 1812--a war that highlighted many problems with the US Army and with America's sacred militia tradition. To many, the tremendously lopsided victory served to validate the national abhorrence of a large regular army, setting aside many of the lessons of the previous two and a half years. In fact, Andrew Jackson's victory was largely attributable to his ...