Battle of Rhode Island 1778: Hurricane, Retreat, and the French Alliance
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Battle of Rhode Island in August 1778 was the largest military engagement in New England dur...
3 Okt 20min
Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson's Victory After the War Ended
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Treaty of Ghent was signed in December 1814, yet 15 days later two armies met in a Louisiana...
3 Okt 24min
The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair of 1807 and the Road to the War of 1812
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In a quiet village in Hampshire, England, the Chesapeake Mill still stands, built from the timbe...
3 Okt 24min
Battle of Kings Mountain: The Overmountain Men vs. Patrick Ferguson
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!At Kings Mountain in October 1780, nearly every soldier on both sides was American. The only Bri...
3 Okt 24min
The Origin of Uncle Sam: Slang, Samuel Wilson, and a Famous Poster
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Uncle Sam was not designed by a committee in Washington. This episode pieces together the strang...
3 Okt 20min
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 and the Alien Enemies Act Today
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1798, Luther Baldwin was fined and jailed for a drunken joke about a cannon and President Joh...
3 Okt 20min
The Battle of Stony Point: Anthony Wayne's Midnight Bayonet Assault
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In July 1779, American light infantry waded through waist-deep water at midnight to attack a Bri...
3 Okt 24min
Stephen Decatur: Naval Hero of the Barbary Wars Killed in a Duel
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Stephen Decatur fought Barbary corsairs hand to hand, defeated a British frigate in the War of 1...
3 Okt 22min
