The Action Between The American Frigate Chesapeake And The British Frigate Shannon June 1st 1813

Author : Thomas Rutherford Trowbridge
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Total Pages : 200 pages
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Download or read book The Action Between the American Frigate "Chesapeake" and the British Frigate "Shannon", June 1st, 1813 written by Thomas Rutherford Trowbridge and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tim Voelcker
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473831326
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broke of the Shannon written by Tim Voelcker and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-10-09 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Broke's victory in 1813 over Captain Lawrence of USS Chesapeake, which was to have far reaching influence on the future of North America, did much to restore the morale of the Royal Navy, shattered by three successive defeats in single-ship duels with US frigates, and stunned the American nation which had come to expect success.2013 sees the bicentenary of the battle and this new book seeks to reverse the neglect shown by most modern historians of one of Britain's finest frigate captains, who by his skill, determination and leadership won one of the bloodiest naval duels the world has seen. Even now both Britain and the USA claim to have won the war but only Canada, the third country heavily involved, can fully claim to have done so, for the peace that followed established her as an independent nation.Leading historians from all three countries have joined to give their sometimes conflicting views on different aspects in a way to interest and entertain general readers, as well as challenge academics. It is a tale of political and military blunders, courage and cowardice in battle, a bloody ship-to-ship fight, and technical innovation in the hitherto crude methods of naval gunnery. It also tells the human story of Broke's determination to achieve victory so he could return to his wife and children after seven lonely years at sea.The near-fatal wound Broke received in hand-to-hand fighting as he boarded the Chesapeake meant that he never served again at sea, but his work on naval gunnery, paid for out of his own pocket, transformed Admiralty thinking and led to the establishment of the British naval school of gunnery, HMS Excellent. This Bicentenary year of his victory is timely for an up-to-date, wide-ranging work incorporating the latest thinking; this is the book.As seen in the East Anglian Daily Times and the Ipswich Star.

Author : George Henry Preble
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Total Pages : 48 pages
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Download or read book The Chesapeake and Shannon, June 1, 1813 written by George Henry Preble and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780342577903
Total Pages : 398 pages
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Download or read book The Naval War of 1812; Or, the History of the United States Navy During the Last War with Great Britain, to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans; Volume 1 written by Theodore Roosevelt and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Total Pages : 126 pages
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Download or read book A Complete List of the American Navy written by and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Grodzinski
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135912181
Total Pages : 280 pages
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Download or read book The War of 1812 written by John Grodzinski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John R. Grodzinski’s volume in the Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies covers the origins of the War of 1812 - the major post-revolutionary conflict fought between the United States and the British Empire - providing a general overview of the significant battles that occurred at sea and in the area of the present-day Great Lakes and U.S.-Canadian border. The key features of this research guide are the bibliographical elements, namely lists of published books, articles, and on-line resources pertaining to the War of 1812, as well as references to archival resources available in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. The War of 1812 is a valuable supplementary resource for institutional libraries on both sides of the Atlantic.

Author : Alexander Charles Ewald
Publisher : London, F. Warne & Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
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Download or read book The Last Century of Universal History written by Alexander Charles Ewald and published by London, F. Warne & Company. This book was released on 1868 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Tegg
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Total Pages : 808 pages
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Download or read book Tegg's Dictionary of Chronology written by Thomas Tegg and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1851099573
Total Pages : 1109 pages
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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 [3 volumes] written by Spencer C. Tucker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 1109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is the most comprehensive reference work on the War of 1812 yet published, offering a multidisciplinary treatment of course, causes, effects, and specific details of the War that provides both quick reference and in-depth analysis for readers from the high school level to scholars in the field. The Encyclopedia of the War of 1812: A Political, Social, and Military History dedicates 872 entries—totaling some 600,000 words—to this important American war. It is the most comprehensive and significant reference work available on the subject. Its entries spotlight the key battles, standout individuals, essential weapons, and social, political, and economic developments, and examine the wider, concurrent European developments which directly affected this conflict in North America. A volume of primary documents provides more avenues for research. This three-volume work offers comprehensive, in-depth information in a format that lends itself to quick and easy use, making it ideal for high school, college, and university-level learners as well as general learning annexes and military libraries. Scholars of the period and students of American military history will find it essential reading.

Author : Paul A. Gilje
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107355109
Total Pages : 439 pages
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Download or read book Free Trade and Sailors' Rights in the War of 1812 written by Paul A. Gilje and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-18 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 2 July 1812, Captain David Porter raised a banner on the USS Essex proclaiming 'a free trade and sailors rights', thus creating a political slogan that explained the War of 1812. Free trade demanded the protection of American commerce, while sailors' rights insisted that the British end the impressment of seamen from American ships. Repeated for decades in Congress and in taverns, the slogan reminds us today that the second war with Great Britain was not a mistake. It was a contest for the ideals of the American Revolution bringing together both the high culture of the Enlightenment to establish a new political economy and the low culture of the common folk to assert the equality of humankind. Understanding the War of 1812 and the motto that came to explain it – free trade and sailors' rights – allows us to better comprehend the origins of the American nation.