[2] Hinds was commissioned as a cavalry lieutenant in October 1805, gaining promotion to major in September 1813, during the War of 1812.

[2] During the Battle of New Orleans, Major Thomas Hinds commanded a force of mounted Mississippi militia dragoons.

Thomas Hinds and 100 Mississippi militia dragoons made a surprise hit-and-run force in reconnaissance type of raid on British lines.

The American militia dragoons charged by surprise driving in British outposts and halting outside of musket range.

[5] Andrew Jackson conducted a hit-and-run night attack on the British encampment at Villere Plantation.

[9][10] As time was passing by, Thomas Hind’s dragoons grew more bold and started making hit-and-run cavalry attacks on British lines.

The American militia dragoons slept besides their saddled horses, their weapons always in reach, with no fires against the cold to avoid exposing their positions.

Hind’s men who were concealed in the uncut cane heard the British setting up congreve rockets.

Hinds and his Mississippi militia dragoons withdrew back to Andrew Jackson’s lines avoiding the British rockets.

Thomas Hind’s dragoons continued to mount cavalry hit-and-run raids on the British positions.

Then the American militia dragoons charged the position and leaped over the British soldiers in the ditch.

However, the stunned British soldiers were in a few seconds able to regain their composure and fire a volley at the dragoons.

Andrew Jackson would send Hind’s dragoons to raid the British positions to gather intelligence and the report back to headquarters.

[15] After the major battle of New Orleans where American infantry and artillery in entrenched positions decimated the British army.

But heavy British cannon and musket fire killed one militia dragoon and wounded 2 other mounted militiamen.

[2] He was continued as the highest officer of the Mississippi militia in the rank of Major general following statehood (late 1817), resigning this position in December 1819.

)[citation needed] In 1820 Hinds served as Indian agent of the United States with Andrew Jackson for the negotiations with the Choctaw of what became the Treaty of Doak's Stand.