The Podcast
Stories of 1812 is an independently produced podcast series that records the stories & achievements of individuals who participated in the War of 1812.
Photo Credit: Tony Chisolm
Sponsors:
Series 1 Episode 7 – Joseph Willcocks: Canadian Traitor in the War of 1812
This week Donald E Graves, Canada’s foremost historian on the War of 1812, sets the historical record straight on Joseph Willcocks. Graves covers his early election to the Upper Canada Legislative Assembly in 1807 and Willcocks’ formation of a group of MPPs who opposed measures put forth by the then President, General Isaac Brock. He follows Willcocks’ desertion to the Americans ...