Several Americans escaped the carnage, and joined up with several militias, including those of Francis Marion, the ' Swampfox ', and Andrew Pickens.

He is based on a composite of historical characters which include Thomas Sumter, Daniel Morgan, Nathanael Greene, Andrew Pickens, and Francis Marion.

The film's screenwriter, Robert Rodat, said of Mel Gibson's character: " Benjamin Martin is a composite character made up of Thomas Sumter, Daniel Morgan, Andrew Pickens, and Francis Marion, and a few bits and pieces from a number of other characters ".

* Hopewell, the plantation of Andrew Pickens ( congressman ) in northwest South Carolina

Pickens appeared in numerous television guest shots, including three episodes of NBC's The Wide Country ( 1962 ) with Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine and one appearance on ABC's The Legend of Jesse James, The Fugitive and a first-season episode of The Man from U. N. C. L. E ..

Pickens County was established on December 20, 1820, and named for revolutionary war hero General Andrew Pickens of South Carolina.

* Andrew Pickens, II 1816-1818

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Georgia's 100th county was named for General Andrew Pickens, a Revolutionary War soldier.

It is named after General Andrew Pickens, a Revolutionary War hero who fought the Cherokee in 1760 and 1782.

General Anderson and Andrew Pickens surveyed the land in the area.

Andrew Pickens moved to what would become Pendleton country after gaining some prominence as a General in the American Revolution.

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It was named after Andrew Pickens ( 1739 – 1817 ), an American revolutionary soldier and US Congressman for South Carolina.

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He was greatly assisted by able subordinates, including the Polish engineer, Tadeusz Kościuszko, the brilliant cavalry officers, Henry (" Light-Horse Harry ") Lee and William Washington, and the partisan leaders, Thomas Sumter, Andrew Pickens, Elijah Clarke, and Francis Marion.

Morgan had been joined by militia forces under Andrew Pickens and William Washington's dragoons.

Andrew Pickens may refer to:

* Andrew Pickens ( congressman ) ( 1739 – 1817 ), American revolutionary soldier and US Congressman, South Carolina

* Andrew Pickens ( governor ) ( 1779 – 1838 ), War of 1812 and Governor of South Carolina

* Andrew C. Pickens, US Navy admiral during World War II

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His opponents included John C. Calhoun, William H. Crawford, Henry Clay, and the hero of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson.

In the years leading up to the Nullification Crisis, the resolutions divided Jeffersonian democrats, with states ' rights proponents such as John C. Calhoun supporting the Principles of ' 98 and President Andrew Jackson opposing them.

Calhoun resigned because he had been dropped from the ticket by President Andrew Jackson in favor of Martin Van Buren.

The following four years would be the only time that the president and vice-president were from different parties ( John Quincy Adams and John C. Calhoun would later be elected president and vice-president as political opponents, but they were both Democratic-Republicans candidates ; Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln's second vice-president, was a Democrat, but Lincoln ran on a combined Union ticket in 1864, not as a strict Republican ).

Calhoun was " a high-strung man of ultra intellectual cast ,", and unlike Henry Clay or Andrew Jackson was not noted for charisma or charm ( except when dealing with women and children ).

Calhoun served four years under John Quincy Adams, and then, in 1828, won re-election as Vice President running with Andrew Jackson.

Calhoun believed that the outcome of the 1824 presidential election, in which the House made Adams President despite the greater popularity of Andrew Jackson, demonstrated that control of the federal government was subject to manipulation by Adams and Henry Clay.

In 1828, Calhoun ran for reelection as the running mate of Andrew Jackson.

In an elaborate scheme to prevent passage of still higher tariffs, while at the same time appealing to Andrew Jackson ’ s supporters in the North, John C. Calhoun and other southerners joined them in crafting a tariff bill that would also weigh heavily on materials imported by the New England states.

It was named for John C. Calhoun, member of the United States Senate from South Carolina and the seventh U. S. vice president, serving under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.

Tompkins ' immediate successor, John C. Calhoun served two consecutive terms but under different presidents ( John Quincy Adams in 1824 and Andrew Jackson in 1828 ), and resigned the office before completing his second term.

Secretary of War John C. Calhoun then ordered Andrew Jackson to lead the invasion of Florida.

Calhoun County was established on October 19, 1829 and named after John C. Calhoun, who was at the time Vice President under Andrew Jackson, making it one of Michigan's Cabinet counties.

* John C. Calhoun, 7th American Vice President under Andrew Jackson, notable States Rights Activist, and later the 16th Secretary of State of the United States

One belonged to the tour bus driver Andrew Aycock, and the other was owned by Calhoun.

* 1828-U. S. presidential election, 1828: Andrew Jackson elected president, John C. Calhoun continues as vice president

He strongly supported Adams for his conservatism, viewing the politics of Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun as a threat to the Union.

* Henry Lee IV ( May 28, 1787 – January 30, 1837 ), was a historian and author who also served as a speech writer for both John C. Calhoun and presidential candidate Andrew Jackson, also helping the latter to write his inaugural address.

When U. S. President Andrew Jackson decided he needed to purge his Cabinet of supporters of U. S. Senator John C. Calhoun, the always helpful Martin Van Buren was able to convince the president to appoint McLane to be the Secretary of the Treasury.

*" I Shall Not Look Away ", from Tiger Tattoo ( Waterbug Records, 2002 ), Andrew Calhoun

He was a loyal follower of Andrew Jackson and opposed John C. Calhoun in the issue of nullification.

Tayler was a presidential elector in 1828, voting for Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun.

For the generation of national leaders coming of age in the 1820s and 1830s – men like Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun – " the founders " represented a heroic but anonymous abstraction whose long shadow fell across all followers and whose legendary accomplishments defied comparison.