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Year(s) Discussed: 1814-1815
As the British and Americans handed back over land captured during the recent War, the US government was finally able to turn its attention to the situation with Algiers and the American sailors that had been held captive by them for years. Meanwhile, in Europe, Napoleon set into motion his triumphal return to power. Little did he know, however, just how quickly a new Allied Coalition would come together to thwart his plans and what ramifications this would have for the geopolitical stage of the 19th century. Sources used for this episode can be found at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com.
Special thanks to Andrew of AEIOU: A Podcast About Austria for providing the opening quote 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: "Decatur's Squadron off Algiers" by Gardner Weld Allen [c. 1905], 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
