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The 7th Infantry Regiment was originally constituted on 11 January 1812 in the Regular Army as a company of the 8th Infantry.
it was reorganized in preparation for the conflict with Great Britain which came to be known as the War of 1812 they saw action in Canada, Florida, and Louisiana. At Battle of New Orleans in 1815, while being commanded by Andrew Jackson, who later became President of the United States, that the 7th Infantry was dubbed the “COTTONBALERS”: During that battle, the 7th successfully held their position against the British forces from behind a breastwork of cotton bales. The 7th “Cottonbalers” would go on to see action in Mexican–American War,Civil War,Spanish–American War,WW1,WW2,Korean War,Vietnam War And into the Modern day in afghanistan and iraq.

The nickname “Cottonbalers” was proudly accepted by the Regiment and a cotton bale was incorporated into the Regimental Coat of Arms and to the Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description
The 7th Infantry Regiment was originally constituted on 11 January 1812 in the Regular Army as a company of the 8th Infantry.
it was reorganized in preparation for the conflict with Great Britain which came to be known as the War of 1812 they saw action in Canada, Florida, and Louisiana. At Battle of New Orleans in 1815, while being commanded by Andrew Jackson, who later became President of the United States, that the 7th Infantry was dubbed the “COTTONBALERS”: During that battle, the 7th successfully held their position against the British forces from behind a breastwork of cotton bales. The 7th “Cottonbalers” would go on to see action in Mexican–American War,Civil War,Spanish–American War,WW1,WW2,Korean War,Vietnam War And into the Modern day in afghanistan and iraq.

The nickname “Cottonbalers” was proudly accepted by the Regiment and a cotton bale was incorporated into the Regimental Coat of Arms and to the Distinctive Unit Insignia