 Milhouse  | 05 Sep 2016 9:46 a.m. PST |
So in the two film versions of The Buccaneer, Andrew Jackson has aide named Ezra Peavey. Is he a real historical figure or a Hollywood contrivance ? |
| The Gray Ghost | 05 Sep 2016 10:08 a.m. PST |
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| Milhouse | 05 Sep 2016 12:11 p.m. PST |
It shows up in BOTH films though. I always figured it was made up but then there he is played by Walter Brennan in the Fredrich March version . |
| Rudysnelson | 05 Sep 2016 8:32 p.m. PST |
Jackson was regarded as part of the upper class in Tenn. he would not have had an aide of lower class like Peavy. During the Creek War campaign of the previous year, he had several regular officers as aides. It was not unusual to have regular officers as commanders of local militia units in territories. Regular officers fought in several battles including Fort Mims. These local officers would have been many of his aides.
One aide Blue was assigned the task of chasing Hostile Creeks into Florida as they tried to hide with the Seminoles. |
| attilathepun47 | 05 Sep 2016 10:56 p.m. PST |
Cecil B. DeMille's two movies called "The Buccaneer" were based on a novel called "Lafitte the Pirate," by one Lyle Saxon, so it is quite possible that the author, rather than the Hollywood machine, was responsible for the character of Peavey. Older historical novels were frequently mostly works of imagination, with little effort to seriously research the historical background. Of course Hollywood seldom cared either. |
| Milhouse | 07 Sep 2016 8:58 a.m. PST |
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| Rudysnelson | 12 Sep 2016 5:40 p.m. PST |
I think that Jackson had a lot of trust in his cavalry commander. |
| Gimbrail | 14 Mar 2017 6:56 a.m. PST |
Do you mean Thomas Hinds for Pensacola and New Orleans? They did indeed become friends. |
| Captain yapudo | 02 Apr 2017 9:21 a.m. PST |
I LOVE THIS MOOVIE…. I saw it when I was young. It's because I've tried to make an US 28mm army. On Januray 2015 we have play with a friend This GLORIOUS BATTLE of New orléans (with Frenchy Pirate and New orléans Garrison)!! Why playing this battle, because all 2015 battle report only speek about WATERLOO….. We have play this battle just to remind of our friendly British : We lost WATERLOO BATTLE June 1815…but you lost a CONTINENT few month before…..lol). theminiaturespage.com
"TMP link Here below our BLACK POWDER 28mm battle report… link |
| Nick Stern | 02 Apr 2017 11:44 a.m. PST |
Very nice terrain. Do you have any photos with figures? |
| Captain yapudo | 09 Apr 2017 1:19 a.m. PST |
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| Retiarius9 | 09 Apr 2017 4:03 p.m. PST |
very nice, i could also smell the tide and mildew |
| 42flanker | 09 Apr 2017 4:48 p.m. PST |
but you lost a CONTINENT few month before…..lol). Ah, yes. The lamentable loss of Fredonia, alas. Still, they got to keep Canada & the Maritimes. |
| Smokey Roan | 14 Apr 2017 2:18 p.m. PST |
That's just great stuff, Capt! |
