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Economy so keep that in mind today. You are your purchasing dollars account for events like this. Introducing steve vogel. Our student daughter and guess today is steve vogel, the author of through the perilous fight 6 weeks that saved the nation and he also wrote a book called the pentagon. He has written extensively about military affairs and the treatment of veterans from the wars in afghanistan and iraq. Is reported about the war in afghanistan was part of a package of Washington Post storie...

Enough to write a vast symphonic work, to inspire a magnificent novel and bring down a great emperor. On this day of battle more russians died than were killed or would die of illness in the whole of the war of 1812 on all sides. This really was a titanic clash of two emporers and two vast armies numbering close on 200,000 men each. The war of 1812 would not be fought by armies of 200,000 men. In fact, it wouldnt be fought by 200,000 men all told. As 1813 began James Madison knew that napoleon h...

Considerations. He was well aware of balancing the different branches of the government and he never lost site of his state as all politicians of his generation took the same ground. He had a much more flexible conception of the constitution. Especially when the nation faced difficult conditions that demanded solutions. He understood are that the federal system was fragmented. And preserving the union required negotiation. The war of 1812 was as we said an example of the competing interests in d...

We travel to plattsburgh where david fitzenz, author of the final invasion plattsburgh, the war of 1812s most decisive battle, takes us on a tour of key locations to tell the story. Joseph baron. Ship saratoga. 1814. Ber 11, battle of plattsburgh in cumberland bay. This is a battle that is lost to american history. It is the first 100th anniversary, it was known by everyone. This was a huge celebration. People knew how important the battle of plattsburgh was. But in the meantime, things have cha...

200 years ago this summer in he war of 1812, british soldiers invaded washington, d. C. 24, 1814 and set fire to the white house and the u. S. Building. President James Madison and first Lady Dolly Madison fled the city. Highlights from a symposium looking back at what war. Nown as mr. Madisons the White House Historical association, u. S. Capitol society, and James Madisons mt. Peelier cohosted this event. Our next speaker this mornings session will be talking about Dolly Madison and the britis...

Plattsburgh, there is no troops between here and washington, d. C. There is no american the cavalry is not coming. And with plattsburgh gone, they can sweep down the lake, they can go on to lake george, and they can go on to the hudson and split the United States in half. In the meantime, the treaty of gent talks are on. And this is a bargaining chip. If you can take plattsburgh, and you can redraw the northern border of the United States, wherever the british troop lines are at the time, well, ...

Where at the museum in Northern New York on lake champlain. Today, ive got something to show you that is very rare. The militia had deployed from the state of new york, and there were 2500 asked to come to fight the british as they crossed the border, but only 700 showed up. Captain martin bacon, the son of a colonel in the militia, had decided that he had all these weapons and know when to use them. Since the arsenal for the militia was in the basement of st. Johns academy, he went upstairs to ...

Visits n artifacts museums in historic places. 2 200 years ago, forces clashed 2 1 2 hours near Cumberland Bay near plattsburgh, new york. Next, we travel to plattsburgh where retired army david fitzenz the author of the final invasion war of 1812 takes us to the battle. He goes to kilo occasions to story. He pilot, joseph baron, ship, september 11, 1814. Attle of plattsburgh in Cumberland Bay. You know, this is a battle history. St to american if the first 100th anniversary, t was known by ever...

Hosted by the White House Historical association, u. S. Capitol Historical Society and James Madisons montpelier. Next andrew lambert, author of challenge, brittain against america in the naval war of 1812. This is 45 minutes. My name is stewart mcwarren and im the president of the White House Historical association where we are privileged to convene today for this significant event. Were honored to have with us today two members of the board of directors of the White House Historical associatio...

So what that means is that as early as the spring of 1811, madison was considering very seriously the need to go to war with Great Britain. And this is seven months before the 12th congress and the war hawks even meet in washington. They would continue with these policies for as long as it took r took for them to end this abomination of the affairs of europe. Now, this was 1811. In 1811, nobody was predicting that Napoleon Bonaparte would be gone. You might have made that prediction after 1812 a...