On this episode of Why Whiskey I am solo and drinking scotch! I also take a break from the booze to talk about the War of 1812 or the second war with England. I discuss what caused it, where it happened, how it happened, and who won... if there was a winner. This war was the conflict that saw the US get invaded and our nation's Capitol burned to the ground. It also inspired the writing of our national anthem. Come join me as I drink Balvenie and Lagavulin 16 and chat about a lesser-known fight. Cheers.
Sources:
https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=002/llsl002.db&recNum=792 - Declaration of War
https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=002/llsl002.db&recNum=792 - Battle of the Thames
https://www.loc.gov/item/maj005075/ - Letter from Jackson to Monroe
https://www.loc.gov/item/maj005075/ - President Madison Message to the Senate
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-19/ - Brits land on American soil
https://www.hnoc.org/research/battle-new-orleans-timeline - Battle of New Orleans Timeline
https://www.nps.gov/articles/accounts-of-african-american-service-during-the-war-of-1812.htm - Story of Jordan Noble
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=20&page=transcript - Transcript of the Treaty of Ghent
https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/exhibitions/artifact/house-declaration-war-june-4-1812-senate-amendments-june-17-1812
https://archive.org/details/historybattlela00dyergoog/page/n148/mode/2up?q=battl%3Be+of+lake+erie
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/war-1812/battles/bladensburg
https://www.jstor.org/stable/42622915 - Jackson's account of the battle
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27553362 - Federalist Party Unity and the War of 1812
