Andrew Jackson Monument
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The monument to General Andrew Jackson was the first of five monuments currently in Lafayette Park, having been dedicated in 1853. Jackson is depicted reviewing his troops before the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815 (War of 1812). At the base of the monument are four Spanish cannon that Jackson captured at the Battle of Pensacola (1814). They were cast at the royal foundry in Barcelona, Spain. Jackson went on to become the 7th President of the United States, holding office from 1829 through 1837. It was his death in 1845 that sparked interest in a memorial to him in Washington, D. C.
The statue of Jackson was done by sculptor Clark Mills. This was not only his first bronze sculpture, but also the first bronze sculpture to be cast in the United States. It was also the first statue in the world to be balanced on the hind legs of a horse. Mills would go on to cast replicas for New Orleans and Nashville, and a fourth was cast in 1987 for Jacksonville, Florida.
Andrew Jackson Monument
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Last updated on April 28, 2020
