Photo, above: War  of 1812 (cartoon from 1813)

A BOXING MATCH, or Another Bloody Nose for JOHN BULL  

Stop, stop brother Jonathan, or I shall fall with the loss of blood.  I thought to have been too heavy for you – But I must acknowledge your superior skill. – Two blows to my one! And so well directed too!  Mercy mercy on me, how does this happen!!!

Ha – Ah    Johnny!  you thought yourself a Boxer did you! – I'll let you know we are an Enterprizeing Nation. and ready to meet you with equal force any day.

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Hour One

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 1, Block A: 1812: The Navy's War by George C. Daughan (1 of 4)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 1, Block B: 1812: The Navy's War by George C. Daughan (2 of 4)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 1, Block C: 1812: The Navy's War by George C. Daughan (3 of 4)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 1, Block D: 1812: The Navy's War by George C. Daughan (4 of 4)

Hour Two

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 2, Block A: Pirate Alley: Commanding Task Force 151 off Somalia Pirate Alley by Terry McKnight USN (Ret.) and Michael Hirsh (1 of 4)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 2, Block B: Pirate Alley: Commanding Task Force 151 off Somalia Pirate Alley by Terry McKnight USN (Ret.) and Michael Hirsh (2 of 4)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 2, Block C: Pirate Alley: Commanding Task Force 151 off Somalia Pirate Alley by Terry McKnight USN (Ret.) and Michael Hirsh (3 of 4)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 2, Block D: Pirate Alley: Commanding Task Force 151 off Somalia Pirate Alley by Terry McKnight USN (Ret.) and Michael Hirsh (4 of 4)

Hour Three

Painting, right: 1805 - Tripoli concludes a peace with the USA in their war over payment of Barbary-pirate tribute 


(". . . to the shores of Tripoli")

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 3, Block A: Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble's Boys and the Tripoli Campaign by Chipp Reid (1 of 4)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 3, Block B: Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble's Boys and the Tripoli Campaign by Chipp Reid (2 of 4)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 3, Block C: Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble's Boys and the Tripoli Campaign by Chipp Reid (3 of 4)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 3, Block D: Intrepid Sailors: The Legacy of Preble's Boys and the Tripoli Campaign by Chipp Reid (4 of 4)

Hour Four

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 4, Block A: Knights of the Sea: The True Story of the Boxer and the Enterprise and the War of 1812 by David Hanna (1 of 2)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 4, Block B: Knights of the Sea: The True Story of the Boxer and the Enterprise and the War of 1812 by David Hanna (2 of 2)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 4, Block C: Uncommon Warriors: 200 Years of the Most Unusual American Naval Vessels by Ken W Sayers (1 of 2)

Friday  29 November  2013 / Hour 4, Block D: Uncommon Warriors: 200 Years of the Most Unusual American Naval Vessels by Ken W Sayers (2 of 2)

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