340: Prisoners of War and the War of 1812

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 11 October 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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The War of 1812 is an under-known conflict in United States history. It’s not a war that many Americans think about or dwell upon. And it was not a war that the United States can claim it clearly won. Nicholas Guyatt, a Professor of North American History at the University of Cambridge, joins us to investigate the War of 1812 and the experiences of American prisoners of war using details from his book, The Hated Cage: An American Tragedy in Britain’s Most Terrifying Prison. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/340 Complementary Episodes 🎧 Episode 048: Kenneth Miller, Enemy Captives During the War for Independence 🎧 Episode 051: Catherine Cangany, A History of Early Detroit 🎧 Episode 076: Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, Citizen Sailors 🎧 Episode 080: Jen Manion, Liberty’s Prisoners 🎧 Episode 096: Nicholas Guyatt, Origins of Racial Segregation in the United States 🎧 Episode 098: Gautham Rao, Birth of the American Tax Man 🎧 Episode 323: Michael Witgen, American Expansion and the Political Economy of Plunder REQUEST A TOPIC 📨 Topic Request Form 📫 liz@benfranklinsworld.com WHEN YOU'RE READY 🗞️ BFW Gazette Newsletter 👩‍💻 Join the BFW Listener Community LISTEN 🍎 Apple Podcasts 💚 Spotify 🎶 Amazon Music 🛜 Pandora CONNECT 🦋 Liz on Bluesky 👩‍💻 Liz on LinkedIn 🛜 Liz’s Website SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 💚 Leave a rating on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
0:04.0	Ben Franklin's world is a production of the
0:06.2	Omaha Institute and is sponsored by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. and welcome to episode 340 of Ben Franklin's world.
0:24.2	The podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our early
0:28.7	American past have shaped the present day world we live in.
0:32.4	And I'm your host, Liz Kovart.
0:34.9	The War of 1812 is really an underknown conflict
0:37.5	in United States history.
0:39.4	It's not a war like the American Revolution
0:41.2	or the American Civil War that many Americans think about or dwell upon.
0:45.0	In fact, it's also not a war where Americans can claim that they won.
0:49.0	If anything, the War of 1812 ended in a stalemate.
0:52.0	Nicholas Guy, a professor of North American The War of 1812 ended in a stalemate.
0:52.8	Nicholas Guy, a professor of North American history at the University of Cambridge,
0:57.2	joins us to investigate the War of 1812
0:59.7	and the experiences of American prisoners of war.
1:02.5	Specifically, Nickley's details from his book, The hated Cage,
1:06.5	an American tragedy in Britain's most terrifying prison.
1:09.3	To take us inside Great Britain's Dartmoor prison
1:11.9	and the experiences of the American sailors who
1:14.3	were held there.
1:15.3	Now during our exploration of Dartmouth more prison, Nick reveals a brief history of the War
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