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Andrew Jackson future president of the US fought at the Battle of Hanging Rock (North Carolina) at the age of 13 and was taken prisoner by the British. George Washington was the first president to have been captured as prisoner of war, in the French and Indian war.

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Q: What president was captured and held prisoner by the British in 1789?
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