War of 1812 : Been There, Won That

Summary: On the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the CBC presents this two-hour documentary special, a modern look at a 200 year old war, hosted by one of Canada's most accomplished and funniest actors, Peter Keleghan. The stories in Been There, Won That include: the tale of the timid American general who turned over three states to the Canadian side without firing a shot; the mystery of the last words of British general and Canadian hero Sir Isaac Brock; when the Americans torched Toronto's parliament buildings during the war; the story of Tecumseh, one of the greatest leaders and visionaries of North American First Peoples, whose death on a battlefield in southwestern Ontario ended the dream of an indigenous confederacy and a first peoples' homeland; the story of Laura Secord; and the invasion of Washington by the British.