The students then barricaded themselves into Nassau Hall. The trustees called on the militia to evict them, but the students beat the soldiers back with stones and broken banisters. President Smith then shut down the college.
The protesting students then moved to the town and vowed never to return to school One of the protesters was John C. Breckinridge. He was the son of U.S. Attorney general John Breckinridge and father of U.S. vice president John C. Breckinridge.
Taking a piece of the American Revolution, they formed a Committee of Correspondence to address their grievances.
Eventually it all calmed down and 55 of the rebels returned, but the main leaders were expelled.
Student Unrest, Even back Then. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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