“Don’t fire till you see the whites of their eyes.” — Andrew Jackson.
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Everyone assumed it was Andrew Jackson, the 7th US President, who said this. But it was actually said by a soldier named Israel Putnam, and he was simply relaying orders from Colonel William Prescott. But misunderstandings are pretty common, especially if you’re being quoted from outer space like this next guy was.