Stories of 1812 Podcast
Stories of 1812 Podcast
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Stories of 1812 is an independently produced podcast series that presents the stories and achievements of people who lived during the War of 1812 in North America, a conflict between Great Britain, the United States and what was then British North America. We will consider known figures such as Sir Isaac Brock, John Norton, William Hamilton Merritt, James Fitzgibbon, Winfield Scott, Tecumseh, Joseph Willcocks, Laura Secord and Richard Pierpoint. Our guests are historians, authors, researchers and experts who written and spoken on the lives of each of these individuals.
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The podcast focuses on historical narratives related to the War of 1812, covering themes such as the lives of key figures like Sir Isaac Brock and Laura Secord, the impact of battles, and the contributions of diverse groups including Indigenous peoples. Specific episodes explore the legacy of Sir Isaac Brock and the historic walk of Laura Secord, as well as various historical recreations that illuminate the era's significance.
Stories of 1812 is an independently produced podcast series that presents the stories and achievements of people who lived during the War of 1812 in North America, a conflict between Great Britain, the United States and what was then British North America. We will consider known figures such as Sir Isaac Brock, John Norton, William Hamilton Merritt, James Fitzgibbon, Winfield Scott, Tecumseh, Joseph Willcocks, Laura Secord and Richard Pierpoint. Our guests are historians, authors, researchers and experts who written and spoken on the lives of each of these individuals.
This week Donald E Graves, Canada’s foremost historian on the War of 1812, tells the story of two junior officers during the conflict, William J Worth, an American, and John LeCouteur, a British soldier from the island of Jersey.
William J Worth (1794-1849) was an American officer during the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War, and the Mexican–American War. In 1812 at the age of 18 he enlisted as a private and was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in March 1813. He served as an aide-de-camp to General Winfield Scott, distinguished himself at the battles of Chippawa and Lundy’s Lane during the Niagara campaign and was promoted as a result.
John LeCouteur (1794-1875) from Saint Aubin, Jersey joined the 104th Regiment in Saint John, New Brunswick in June 1812. With only 3.000 troops to defend 1,100 miles of frontier, Commander-in-Chief Geroge Prevost ordered this regiment to march 700 miles across difficult terrain in extreme winter conditions from Fredericton to defend Kingston in Upper Canada. LeCouteur kept a detailed account of the march, which lasted from 21 February to 12 April 1813 in a journal. LeCouteur later took part in the Siege of Fort Erie, the battles of Sackett’s Harbour and Lundy’s Lane. His War of 1812 memoirs, entitled Merry Hearts Make Light Days, was published and edited by Donald Graves.
Donald E. Graves is a Canadian historian specializing in military history, especially the War of 1812. He is the author, co-author or editor of nearly two dozen books. including Merry Hearts Make Light Days, the memoirs of John LeCouteur. His others works include The Forgotten Soldiers’ Trilogy, three books (Field of Glory, Where Right and Glory Lead, and All Their Glory Past) which cover the major engagements in the northern theatre of the War of 1812. He has been employed as a military historian by the Canadian National Historic Sites Service, the National Archives of Canada and.the Canadian Department of National Defence. He was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and at Carleton University, where he took an MA in history.
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