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War in the Chesapeake - The British Campaigns to Control the Bay, 1813-1814 (Hardcover)
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War in the Chesapeake - The British Campaigns to Control the Bay, 1813-1814 (Hardcover)
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In the early nineteenth century, the United States of America was
far from united. The United States faced internal strife over the
extent of governance and the rights of individual states. The
United States' relationship with their former colonial power was
also uncertain. Britain impressed American sailors and supported
Native Americans' actions in the northwest and on the Canadian
border. In the summer of 1812, President James Madison chose to go
to war against Britain. War in the Chesapeake illustrates the
causes for the War of 1812, the political impacts of the war on
America, and the war effort in the Chesapeake Bay. The book
examines the early war efforts, when both countries focused efforts
on Canada and the Northwest front. Some historians claim Madison
chose to go to war in an attempt to annex the neighbouring British
territories. The book goes on to discuss the war in the Chesapeake
Bay. The British began their Chesapeake campaign in an effort to
relieve pressure on their defences in Canada. Rear Admiral George
Cockburn led the resulting efforts, and began to terrorize the
towns of the Chesapeake. From Norfolk to Annapolis, the British
forces raided coastal towns, plundering villages for supplies and
encouraging slaves to join the British forces. The British also
actively campaigned against the large American frigates- seeing
them as the only threat to their own naval superiority. War in the
Chesapeake traces these British efforts on land and sea. It also
traces the Americans' attempts to arm and protect the region while
the majority of the American regular forces fought on the Northwest
front. In the summer campaign of 1814, the British trounced the
Americans at Bladensburg, and burned Washington, D.C. Afterwards,
the Baltimoreans shocked the British with a stalwart defence at
Fort McHenry. The British leaders, Vice Admiral Sir Alexander
Cochrane and Major General Robert Ross, did not expect strong
resistance after their quick victories at Bladensburg. War in the
Chesapeake tells the story of some of the earliest national heroes,
including the defenders of Baltimore and naval leaders like John
Rodgers and Stephen Decatur. The following December 1814, the
United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent, ending
hostilities and returning North America to a peaceful status quo.
The United States and neighbouring Canada would not go to war on
opposing sides again. The United States left the war slightly more
unified and independent of the British.
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