"The Hunters of Kentucky", also called "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Half Horse and Half Alligator", is a song written to commemorate Andrew Jackson's victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. In 1824 and 1828, he used it as his presidential campaign song.[1][2][3]
- ^ Hickey p.347
- ^ "Hunters of Kentucky. Or Half Horse and Half Alligator" (PDF). The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ Faragher p.335