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Year(s) Discussed: 1811-1813
As if the United States didn't have enough military conflicts to be involved in, agents of the Madison administration worked to support the efforts of would-be revolutionaries leading the Republican Army of the North to end Spanish control of New Spain. Meanwhile, Gen. William Henry Harrison had to deal with a rival general in his command in the Old Northwest who ended up making a costly strategic mistake. Sources used for this episode can be found at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com.
Note: There is a brief mention of an incident of violence around the 15 1/2 minute mark that lasts for 30 seconds.
Special thanks to Kenny Ryan of [Abridged] Presidential Histories for providing the intro quote for this episode and to Christian of Your Podcast Pal for his audio editing work on this episode!
The transcript for this episode can be found here.
Featured Image: "Map of Mexico in 1822" by Henry Charles Carey [c. 1822], courtesy of Wikipedia
Intro and Outro Music: "Hull's Victory," as performed by David and Ginger Hildebrand, courtesy of the Colonial Music Institute at George Washington's Mount Vernon
