i am working on a project and i can't find any info about thomas jefferson,,was he in the military?
2007-03-10 07:41:52 · 10 answers · asked by bob 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
like was he in the militatry not as running it as did he fight in a war oe did he surved in it
2007-03-10 07:48:45 · update #1
did he ever rub a war like during hid presidency
2007-03-10 08:23:35 · update #2
Others have answered correctly Thomas Jefferson was never in the Military. However he sure like to act like he was. He ridiculed Generals in the field and tried to reorganize the US Navy during his tenure. It was his "brilliance" that robbed the navy of any decent Ships during the War of 1812. He instead had us build Gunboats, Little more than rafts with a cannon on it. They were no match for the English Ships of the line. Thomas Jefferson even shot deserters on the White House lawn.
2007-03-10 08:26:10 · answer #1 · answered by Willie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babigurl is WAY OFF... the Hero of New Orleans would be Andrew Jackson...
Thomas Jefferson never served in the military... he was a member of Congress, the Governor of Virginia, Ambassador to France, Secretary of State, Vice President, and then President.
Mr. Jefferson was opposed to a professional military... he preferred a militia (citizen soldiers)
2007-03-10 07:57:53 · answer #2 · answered by mariner31 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was Andrew Jackson, not Thomas Jefferson, who was the hero of the battle of New Orleans. To my knowledge Thomas Jefferson never served in the military.
2007-03-10 07:51:39 · answer #3 · answered by LittleLamb 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jefferson spent much of the war overseas as a diplomat.
2007-03-10 08:14:54 · answer #4 · answered by Richard B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
N O!!!!!!!!!!! Do a Yahoo Search on Thomas Jefferson and it'll give more information.
2007-03-10 08:05:38 · answer #5 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. He's known as the Hero of New Orleans. Go to wikipedia.com and type in Thomas Jefferson. You should get a lot of info.
2007-03-10 07:45:18 · answer #6 · answered by Ironica 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Tom fought the war of words, and attended diplomatic functions where he partied for the cause of democracy,
2007-03-10 07:57:48 · answer #7 · answered by smartrudman 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
from my understanding no.he wrote the declaration of Independence.
2007-03-10 07:48:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to wikipedia.com and read up on it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_jefferson
2007-03-10 07:51:19 · answer #9 · answered by dolphinparty13 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-03-11 03:54:16 · answer #10 · answered by recon1223 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋