A wide ranging and fascinating discussion on the increasing professionalism of the navies on the Great Lakes through the sailing season of 1813.

We will treat the Battle of Lake Erie as a future standalone episode.

In this episode we will hear about:

1. The arm races on Lake Ontario and Lake Erie
2. Amphibious landings supporting land actions
3. The sinking of the Hamilton and Scourge on Lake Ontario
4. The preservation of their wrecks
5. The Burlington Races
6. And what Thomas calls the decisively indecisive sailing season of 1813

Thomas has previously supported us with a presentation at our 2025 conference in Mississauga, ON where he talked about the British capture, defense and ultimate loss of Mackinac.

That video can be seen here:  ...