[1] A surveyor by trade, he moved with his father's family to present day Sumner County in Middle Tennessee in the late 1790s.
In early November 1813, Lauderdale participated in General John Coffee's attack on the Red Stick village of Tallushatchee.
A few days after the attack on Tallushatchee, Jackson received an urgent request from allied Creeks who were under a siege from Red Sticks at Fort Leslie.
[2] Although he had still not fully recovered from his injuries, Lauderdale again joined General Coffee's command in southern Louisiana to prepare for the British invasion during the War of 1812.
After the British had taken Lake Borgne and prepared to take New Orleans, General Jackson ordered a three pronged attack on their encampment.