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May 9, 1775: Jacob J. Brown

May 9, 1775: Jacob J. Brown

250 and Counting

May 9, 20252m 50s

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Art for May 9, 1775: portrait of Jacob Jennings Brown by James Herring, ca. 1835.

When it comes to the War of 1812, Baltimore and the Fort McHenry get to eat for free for a long time, because they get most of the good stories: the star-spangled banner and Francis Scott Key, the battle at North Point, the Shot Tower being briefly the highest structure in America, and so on.

But there was a lot of fighting going on elsewhere, particularly in upstate New York, around the Great Lakes area, and General Jacob Brown was in the thick of it. He was a nationally-recognized war hero back in the day, but nowadays he’s largely forgotten. And more’s the pity.

Listen in on a brief review of General Brown’s life.

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