Credit: (Statement) When egotistical intellectuals, who cannot appreciate the thoughts of other, (Chorographia) unnecessarily criticize historians then they start tearing down history itself. (Statement) If historians are our keys to the past then when we abuse and criticize their writings we are tearing down the foundations of our history. (Thesis) I fully appreciate the work of historical writers, especially Eldredge Brookes who wrote “Andrew Jackson and The Battle of New Orleans, for he have taken the time to write and publish a well-written episode of our great nations past. Clarity: (Rhetorical Question) Andrew Jackson was the only man who could have possibly won the final, bloodstained battle of 1812. (Chronographia) Why is this statement …show more content…
This has happened many times throughout history, where smaller more determined forces pull down greater, mightier kingdoms. (GT) A more strong-minded disciplined group is much more efficient in battles therefore, those who fight with more determination even when heavily out numbered can still win the conflict. (ST) It is easy to see how Jackson won such a grueling, teeth grinding, and ostentatious battle,(Ecphrasis) for those who struggle for something they know is beyond even them, are able to fight with greater determination and perhaps live even through their most conflicting hardships. (St) Because Americans lived on the land they were fighting to keep while the British’s homes were completely safe far over the sea, it is plausible to think that the Americans fought harder. (GT) People who fight to uphold their beliefs often have more determination then those who do not get directly affected by their own decisions. (St) Armies cannot defeat …show more content…
(Pragmatographia) (GT) All military generals are orderly, and no non-orderly man is a militant general. (St) The general arranged his men in a proper well-ordered fashion, because this was the best way to counter an entrenched enemy. (GT) Soldiers who follow a well-designed thought out battle plan usually do not end up loosing. (GT) Pakenham guided his men into the proper set up for the situation the Americans put him into. Consistency: (Statement) The general cried, “Over the works or die!” (GT) A general who wants to regroup will often shout something to get the attention of his army. (St) It says the brave leader swayed in his saddle like a little river rushed about and splashing upon the rocks by the wind (Hydrographia) and died before they made it to the works. Propriety: (Statement) Critics say that when the Americans started firing that the British would have scattered and run back to camp. (GT) Right when soldiers start getting run down, like a bug under a shoe (Diminutio) the general realizes that they will loose if they hold out, so they retreat for the time being. (St) The desperate leader reforms his panic stricken line and again leads the charge against the