Get a feel for what weather conditions were like come early morning of September 11, 1814 once British Fleet set sail for Plattsburgh. Determine if both sides fleets were evenly balanced by around 8AM on September 11. Get a breakdown between British & United States Flagship Vessels from an advantage & disadvantage perspective. Understand what purpose Carronades served. Find out if any other British Naval Officers below Captain Downie had knowledge of Lake Champlain. Learn about American Officers below Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough. Determine whether or not Captain Downie had any chance behind luring Commandant Macdonough’s Fleet onto Champlain’s open waters along with attacking from long distance. Learn how Captain Downie originally planned on concentrating his forces come morning of September 11. Find out if any change in wind movement had an unexpected impact for Captain Downie’s Fleet after they entered Cumberland Head. Discover which side fired first shots around 9AM on September 11. Get an in depth analysis behind both sides launching severe blows towards one another via the Flagship Vessels. Find out which British Ship was the first to surrender. Go behind the scenes and understand just how intense the fighting was amongst British Warships HMS Confiance & Linnet versus USS Saratoga & Eagle. Learn how poised Commandant Macdonough stood in midst of unpredictable battle circumstances. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support

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