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These Canadian and American historians, both professional and amateur, are all experts on various aspects of the War of 1812.








 


Helen Allan, of Plattsburg, New York

- What went wrong for the British fleet at Plattsburg Bay (with Graeme Decarie and Col. David Fitz-Enz)


Graeme Decarie, of Montreal, Quebec

- Reasons why the U.S. could not win the War of 1812
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"Cross-border shopping" during the War of 1812
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Reservations about the real importance of General Isaac Brock
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Why the Voltigeurs were such an effective fighting force
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U.S. Expansionism
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The difficulties Tecumseh faced trying to unite the First Nations
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A revisitation of Sacket’s Harbour (with Patrick Wilder)
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The Brock-Tecumseh alliance (with Gail Valaskakis)
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Sir George Prevost's strategy
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Sir George Prevost's decision to withdraw from Plattsburg once the British fleet had been defeated (with Col. David Fitz-Enz)
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What went wrong for the British fleet at Plattsburg Bay (with Helen Allan and Col. David Fitz-Enz)
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Changes in the American army by the time of the Niagara Campaign of 1814 (with Donald Graves)
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The U.S. committed a serious tactical error by not taking Kingston
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American strategic errors that lead to the disaster of the Battle of Chrysler’s Farm (with Patrick Wilder)
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First Nations warriors fighting each other at the Battle of Chippawa (with Donald Graves)
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Why the New York Militia refused to cross into Canada before the Battle of Chateauguay


John F.D. Eisenhower, of Trappe, Maryland

- The American militia myth in 1812
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Some of the striking similarities between the War of 1812 and the Vietnam War (with Patrick Wilder)


Col. David Fitz-Enz, of Onchiota, New York

- Sir George Prevost’s decision to withdraw from Plattsburg once the British fleet had been defeated (with Graeme Decarie)
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What went wrong for the British fleet at Plattsburg Bay (with Graeme Decarie and Helen Allan)


Donald Graves, of Carleton Place, Ontario

- Changes in the American army by the time of the Niagara Campaign of 1814 (with Graeme Decarie)
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First Nations warriors fighting each other at the Battle of Chippawa (with Graeme Decarie)


Jon Kukla, of New Orleans, Louisiana

- The importance of the Battle of New Orleans in American history


George Sheppard, of Toronto, Ontario

- What it was like for a British soldier arriving in Upper Canada in 1812
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The American burning of Niagara-on-the-Lake
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The "shenanigans" of the Loyal and Patriotic Society of Ontario
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Laura Secord
- Who got credited for saving Upper Canada in the War of 1812


Gail Valaskakis, of Montreal, Quebec

- The Brock-Tecumseh alliance (with Graeme Decarie)
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The role played by First Nations in the War of 1812 and the sad aftermath

 

Joe Whitehorn, of Baltimore, Maryland

- On the historical importance of the War of 1812
- On the US defense of Baltimore
- On the British retreat from Baltimore

 

Patrick Wilder, of Oswego, New York

- A revisitation of Sacket’s Harbour (with Graeme Decarie)
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Some of the striking similarities between the War of 1812 and the Vietnam War (with John Eisenhower)
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American strategic errors that lead to the disaster of the Battle of Chrysler’s Farm (with Graeme Decarie)