it was here this whole battle of plattsburg began. let me give you a little bit of background first. when the war with napoleon ended in the spring of 1814, the british had a problem. wellington wanted to keep this victorious army intact because he thought he needed it again and he will need it again in 1815. he was right. and if he left alone, when the army returned to england, it would probably be disbanded. you know, because when the ogre goes away, then there's no need for a democratic society to fund a very expensive army. and they would just simply go away. the secretary of war says i've got this other problem. i've got this american war of 1812 and i'd like to put it to an end. we need to trade with those people. you know, they're vital to us. and let's put a stop to it. he said, give me your troops and wellington gave him about 30,000 total. of his army that was sitting in france drinking in the cellars all the wine they could find and put them on ships. and also the governor general of canada. and who had been fighting the wa

finally the night of the 10th they come south towards plattsburg. from canada the entire royal navy fleet. four ships and a dozens gun boats that are rowed that got 70 men in a gun boat and one cannon. and those gun boats are supposed to be getting close to the american fleet underneath the guns and put holes in the side of the american fleet and sink them. so you have them buzzing around. 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 it's a westerly wind. in the bay, the winds are fitful. that confiance and needs a strong wind. to carry them out beyond the american guns. as she comes into the bay, this is confiance outer anchor. it's shot off the front and by american cannons and sinks into the bay. we found it in 1996, in

every regiment in the division benefitted from product ofl he officer's training camp at plattsburg,ad been in existence before we got into the war. and most of these guys who volunteered for plattsburg and volunteered for these commissions were filtered into the established regiments that existed at that time. the alabama unit got a pretty healthy boost from these new officers. most of them had a few years of college, which was a lot more than their national guard trained counterparts from alabama had. and all were -- had volunteered. at this point, every person in the rainbow division was a volunteer. the spirit of the volunteer was quite significant in its espirit and preparation for what they were going to face in europe. screws continued to be very demanding and very disciplined as he built the regiment. with this influx of new college boys, he required night classes and they were all enthusiastic about the way they were received by the alabama soldiers and by the espirit and attitude and condition at that fim. the rainbow division became more cohesive and. a mormon replacement

finally the night of the 10th they come south towards plattsburg. four ships and a dozens gun boats in a road that has 70 men and a gun boat and one cannon. they're supposed to be in close to the american fleet underneath the guns

then, a discussion about the battle of plattsburg in 1814. and later, what was fort mchenry like in the years after the "star-spangled banner" was written? american artifacts, all day today on c-span3's american history tv. >>> each week american history tv's american art facts visits museums and historic places. up next, we

every regiment in the division benefitted from product ofl he officer's training camp at plattsburg, new york, which had been in existence before we got into the war. and most of these guys who volunteered for plattsburg and volunteered for these commissions were filtered into the established regiments that existed at that time. the alabama unit got a pretty healthy boost from these new officers. most of them had a few years of college, which was a lot more than their national guard trained counterparts from alabama had. and all were -- had volunteered. at this point, every person in the rainbow division was a volunteer. the spirit of the volunteer was quite significant in its espirit and preparation for what they were going to face in europe. screws continued to be very demanding and very disciplined as he built the regiment. with this influx of new college boys, he required night classes and they were all enthusiastic about the way they were received by the alabama soldiers and by the espirit and attitude and condition at that fim. the rainbow division became more cohesive and. a m

existence before we got into the war.which h and most of these guys who have volunteered to go to plattsburg and volunteered for these commissions were filtered into o the established regimens that kpigsed at that time.issi the alabama unit got a pretty healthy boost from these new officers. most of them had a few years of college, which was a lot more than the national guard trained counter parts from alabama had.h and all were in volunteer. at thidis point, every person w a volunteer. the spirit was quite significani and its preparation for what they were going to face in europe. screws continued to be very demanding and very disciplined as he built the regimen. with this influx of new college boys, he required nine classes and they were all enthusiastic abouttic the way they were recd by the alabama soldiers and by their spree and condition and attitude of the division at that time.cond the rainbow division became more cohesive and more unified while it was at camp mills. the drama continued after the african american soldiers at camp hill had been told by these irish boys that the alabam

then, a discussion about the battle of plattsburg in 1814. and later, what was fort mchenry like in the years after the "star-spangled banner" was written? american artifacts, all day today on c-span3's american history tv. >>> each week american history tv's american art facts visits museums and historic places. up next, we take you into the -- artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. this is the first of a two-part program. >> story of women in congress began with jannette ranken, elected in the house four years before women had the right to vote nationally and in a way, she is really a bridge from the suffrage movement to women attaining full political rights. she was active in a national women suffrage organization, helped women get the right to vote not only in montana but a couple states west of the mississippi and she runs in 1916, she is elected to one of montana's two at-large districts. part of her platform is she is a pacifist. she is sworn into the house april 2, 1917 and the house has come into special