Andrew Jackson and his brother were placed under guard in Charleston and a British officer asked Andrew to clean his boots.

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In 1780, following the siege of Charleston, the British returned to the area to plunder the area. Andrew Jackson and his brother were placed under guard and a British officer asked Andrew to clean his boots (pictured here in this 1876 engraving). Andrew refused and the officer struck him with a sword. Andrew and his brother was jailed. His brother died from his wounds. Andrew was freed in a prisoner exchange. Andrew later became the 7th president of the United States.

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