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the first invasion, the war of 1812
RICKAMAVEN Offline
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i saw this last night on the history channel and for the first time i was moved to tears of pride and joy hearing the playing of the star spangled banner. i recommed you find this and watch america become the Untited States of America

The American Revolution delivered to the world not only a new
nation but the firm promise that the United States would
provide an example of independence, freedom, equality, and
sovereignty. Yet just thirty years after independence from Great
Britain was won, the War of 1812 signaled that the tests the
United States would face, both internally and externally, were
severe. Tension between the United States and England
persisted in the years after the revolution. A complex set of
concerns, including the impressments of American citizens into
the British navy and the ongoing efforts of the British to control
commerce on the high seas, thrust the two nations into war.
What has been termed America’s “second war of independence”
was authorized by Congress in June of 1812 in response to the
pleas of a reluctant yet determined President James Madison.
In what would become a three-year odyssey fought on many
fronts, these two nations challenged each other in Canada, at
sea, and in the heart of the nation’s capital.


First Invasion: The War of 1812 is a dramatic and engaging
introduction to the many phases of this war, from its declaration
through the climactic Battle of New Orleans in 1815. Several
battles and skirmishes took place in the first two years of the
war as an ill-prepared U.S. military suffered few victories and
ample defeats. Just as the conflict seemed destined to decline
in intensity, however, the British resolved their war with France,
freeing up their resources for a new drive to seize control of the
North American economy. As the British invaded the capital and
set the White House afire in 1814, the United States was in
serious jeopardy. The nation rose to the challenge in the city of
Baltimore as military units and dedicated privateers repelled the
British after an unrelenting bombardment at Fort McHenry. The
sight of the American flag waving boldly in Baltimore Harbor
inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words to what would
become the national anthem. After a final victory in the Battle
of New Orleans, The Treaty of Ghent was ratified and the War of
1812 was officially over. No territory was conceded on either
side, and many of the issues which drove the onset of the war
had been resolved by the time it was concluded. But for the
United States, the war was a momentous victory, uniting the
citizens of this foundling nation and imprinting in the eyes of the
world the strength and resilience of its pledge for independence.
This compelling program invites students to consider the War
of 1812 as a critical chapter in the process of American identity
formation as the nation turned inward to define itself anew.
jackconrad Offline
#2 Posted:
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I'm gonna have to dvr that , i can't believe i missed it..
kiskatom Offline
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Praise the Lord!!!


He is finally proud of his Country! I wish our President would also have a similar epiphany and be proud of his country as well.

Herfing

borndead1 Offline
#4 Posted:
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kiskatom wrote:
Praise the Lord!!!


He is finally proud of his Country! I wish our President would also have a similar epiphany and be proud of his country as well.

Herfing




Obama is a globalist. Globalists don't believe in "countries", only "regions".
dpnewell Offline
#5 Posted:
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Damn Rick,
You're going to turn into a freak'n Republican yet. Actually, an excellant show. I saw it a couple months ago.
jackconrad Offline
#6 Posted:
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Rick actually is a Republican with Dyslexia...
RICKAMAVEN Offline
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On Sept. 13, 1814, Francis Scott Key visited the British fleet in
Chesapeake Bay to secure the release of Dr. William Beanes,
who had been captured after the burning of Washington, DC.
The release was secured, but Key was detained on ship
overnight during the shelling of Fort McHenry, one of the forts
defending Baltimore. In the morning, he was so delighted to see
the American flag still flying over the fort that he began a poem
to commemorate the occasion. First published under the title
“Defense of Fort M'Henry,” the poem soon attained wide
popularity as sung to the tune “To Anacreon in Heaven.” The
origin of this tune is obscure, but it may have been written by
John Stafford Smith, a British composer born in 1750. “The Star-
Spangled Banner” was officially made the national anthem by
Congress in 1931, although it already had been adopted as such
by the army and the navy.



Francis Scott Key's complete poem


Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
dpnewell Offline
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Years ago I visited Fort McHenry. Later, I went out on a harbor tour boat that stoped where the ship Francis Scott Key was on was anchored when he wrote his poem. I found myself repeating the words as I sat out there looking at the fort. Our National Athem had far more meaning for me after that experience.

Damn, Rick, you really are turning into a Republican as you didn't edit out the line "And this be our motto: "In God is our trust.""
Cereal City Cigar Smoker Offline
#9 Posted:
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Also visitied Fort McHenry a few years back - rich in history and well worth the time.

c3s
jackconrad Offline
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I ate at the the Rusy Scupper and watched an Imax Movie about Manatees ..
ZRX1200 Offline
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I thought Rick and FGM were there......
Kawak Offline
#12 Posted:
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[quote=RICKAMAVEN]i saw this last night on the history channel and for the first time i was moved to tears of pride and joy hearing the playing of the star spangled banner. i recommed you find this and watch america become the Untited States of America

I'm sure this brought back memories since Rick witnessed it first hand...
Charlie Offline
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Rick

That was a great show............very interesting!
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