Rewind 199 years, and today's the day General Andrew Jackson rode with 5,000 American troops into a battle that would make him a well-known figure throughout the United States.
In the second part of Wednesday's Up to Date, we sit down with military historian Richard Barbuto to talk about the Battle of New Orleans and how the last major battle of the War of 1812 became Andrew Jackson’s ticket to the White House.
Guest:
- Richard Barbuto, professor and deputy director of the department of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth.
