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July 7, 2024

4.33 - Stalemate

4.33 - Stalemate

Year(s) Discussed: 1812-1815

As the second year of the war against Britain wrapped up, the Madison administration found that little progress had been made. The invasion of Canada had stalled, and merchants in New England were undermining the war effort by continuing to trade with the British. Meanwhile, a new commander of the British North American squadron made plans to put greater pressure on the Americans. Sources used for this episode can be found at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com.

Special thanks to Lori from Her Half of History and John from Generals and Napoleon for providing the intro quotes for this episode! Thanks also to Christian of Your Podcast Pal for his audio editing work on this episode!

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

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Featured Image: "Battle of Crysler's Farm" by Lighbulbz [c. 2011], 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