On March 15, 1767, Andrew Jackson was born somewhere in the Carolinas. He would go on to become the most badass American President. Here is the ultimate story to prove that.
Because of the unfortunate fact that technically Rachel was married to two men at the same time, enemies of Jackson sometimes voiced their disapproval of the scandalous woman. Andrew was very protective of his wife’s reputation and challenged several men to duels over her honor. One of those men was Charles Dickinson. Dickinson was a crack shot and had killed men in duels, so Jackson’s friends tried to dissuade him from challenging him. On the day of the duel, Jackson wore a loose coat. When the signal for the duel to commence was given, the overconfident Dickinson quickly fired, expecting that to be the end of it. He was shocked to see Jackson still standing. According to dueling rules, Jackson now had his chance and Dickinson had to stand and wait for it. Some might have purposely missed, but not Jackson. He took careful aim and shot Dickinson in the groin. It was a painful and mortal wound. At that point, Jackson collapsed. His friends, thinking he had fainted, ran up to find that he had been shot in the ribs. And yet, Old Hickory was able to stand and deliver the kill shot. Later, Jackson explained: “I intended to kill him. I would have stood up long enough to kill him even if he had put a bullet in my brain.”
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