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The Naval War of 1812 - A Documentary History, Volume III, 1813-1814 (Hardcover)
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The Naval War of 1812 - A Documentary History, Volume III, 1813-1814 (Hardcover)
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The third of a four-volume documentary history on the naval and
maritime aspects of the War of 1821, this publication focuses on
the Chesapeake Bay, the Northern Lakes, and Pacific Ocean theaters
of operation during the last two years of the war, 1814-1815. In
each of these three theaters, a U.S. naval force found itself
confronting a superior British naval force. Blockaded in
tributaries by a significant British squadron, Commodore Joshua
Barney's gunboat flotilla held out for ten weeks, engaging in
several pitched battles, until Barney ordered its destruction.
Barney's sailors then became foot soldiers and maintained the
nation's honor in facing the red-coated foe marching on Washington,
when other troops broke and ran at the battle that wit's derided as
the "Bladensburg Races." The editors have culled documents from
many domestic and foreign repositories and arranged them
chronologically by topics within theaters of operations. An
introductory essay that provides a context for the documents that
follow precedes each theater. Originally published in 2002, this
book contains supporting maps and illustrations.
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