The Brave Boy of the Waxhaws, lithographic print by Currier & Ives, 1876.
Depicted here is a young Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), current captive of the British in the American Revolution and future president of the United States, being struck by a redcoat officer after refusing to clean the man's boots. The scars left by the officer's saber would serve as a symbol of Jackson's enmity towards Britain.
The Historic New Orleans Collection, L. Kemper and Leila Moore Williams Founders Collection.
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Ives, C. &. (2025, September 24). Young Andrew Jackson is Struck by a British Officer. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21086/young-andrew-jackson-is-struck-by-a-british-office/
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Ives, Currier &. "Young Andrew Jackson is Struck by a British Officer." World History Encyclopedia, September 24, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21086/young-andrew-jackson-is-struck-by-a-british-office/.
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Ives, Currier &. "Young Andrew Jackson is Struck by a British Officer." World History Encyclopedia, 24 Sep 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21086/young-andrew-jackson-is-struck-by-a-british-office/.
