[pfflier]

The you tube posting may have good intentions but the narrative is historically wrong.

We were not "colonies". This was the war of 1812 and we were already the United States of America,

Also it is not fort Henry, it is Fort McHenry at the mouth of Baltimore harbor.

Still, it is a gripping narrative and worth the listen.

[Jane Long]

Thanks for that correction.

I missed that and was intrigued by the actual story of how lawyer Francis Scott Key attempted to negotiate the release of American prisoners, being held offshore, in a British ship...and the poem he wrote detailing that horrific night of bombing, that would later become our National Anthem.

Worth the listening, indeed.

[Rappini]

Thanks for History correction.

[GOPJ]

The you tube posting may have good intentions but the narrative is historically wrong. We were not "colonies". This was the war of 1812 and we were already the United States of America, Also it is not fort Henry, it is Fort McHenry at the mouth of Baltimore harbor. Still, it is a gripping narrative and worth the listen.

Perfect example of balance and factually correct information that makes freeping fun.