8th January 1815: The Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. British General Edward Pakenham dies, along with 2,000 of his men, at the hands of General Andrew Jackson and the American army.
Presenter
David Reynolds is the Professor of International History at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Christ's College.
David is a regular visitor to the United States and has held visiting university appointments at Harvard, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
The series
'America: Empire of Liberty' won the Voice of the Listener & Viewer Award for the Best New Radio Programme of 2008 and was nominated for a SONY Radio Academy Award.
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