Cspan networks. For a complete schedule go to cspan. Org. Each week, american risry tvs american artifacts visits museums and historic places. 1814, british and American Naval forces clashed for 2 1 2 hours in Cumberland Bay. The battle was the culmination of six days of army and navy conflict. Up next, we travel to platsburg where david, author of the final invasion platsburg, the year of 1812s most decisive battle, takes us on a tour of kilo indications to tell the story. Pilot, joseph baron, ship saratoga september 11th, 1814, battle of plattsburgh in Cumberland Bay. This battle is lost to American History. At the first 100th anniversary, it was known by everyone. This was a human celebration. People knew how important the ballots was, but in the meantime things have changed. That poem became the national anthem, baltimore is in the center of a populated area, and people have been taught what took place there, and what took place there was very important, but it was a diversion. The
Sides of the American Fleet and sink them. When the british come into the bay and this whole thing starts, the british guns can fire a mile and a half, where the american guns are carrying aids for the most part. They can only shoot 500 yards. If the British Royal navy is kept away, if they can sail outside the 5 hundreds yards, they can reduty the flart fleet has confiance comes into the bay, the wind shifts. Now its a westerly wind. In the bay, the winds are fitful. That confiance and needs a strong wind. As she comes into the bay, this is confiance outer anchor. Its shot off the front and sinks into the bay. We found it in 1996, in 40 feet of silt. There she is. Ten feet long, ten feet wide. You can still see the gold paint on the side that says quebec. When that anchor is shot off, and commodore dowdy, the captain of the ship, trying to stay away from the american lines, he cant. Hes drawn directly into the american fear. No matter what he does to try to turn the ship, the wind wil
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David fitzenz, author of the final invasion plattsburgh, the war of 1812s most decisive battle, takes us on a tour of key locations to tell the story. Pilot joseph baron. Ship saratoga. September 11, 1814. Battle of plattsburgh in cumberland bay. This is a battle that is lost to American History. It is the first 100th anniversary, it was known by everyone. This was a huge celebration. People knew how important the battle of plattsburgh was. But in the meantime, things have changed. That poem became the national anthem. Baltimore is in the center of a populated area. And people have been taught what took place there and what took place there was very important. But it was a diversion. The real battle was up here. You see, if the british can take plattsburgh, there is no troops between here and washington, d. C. There is no american the cavalry is not coming. And with plattsburgh gone, they can sweep down the lake, they can go on to lake george, and they can go on to the hudson and split