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The Naval War of 1812, Vol. 2: The History of the United States Navy During the Last War With Great Britain (Classic Reprint)
The Naval War of 1812 Vol 2 The History of the United States Navy During the Last War With Great Britain - Classic Reprint Author:Theodore Roosevelt Strictness of the blockade-Cruise of Rodgers-Cruise of the Constitution-Her tmsuccessful chase of La Pique- Attack on the Alligator-The Essex captured-The Frolic captured-The Peacock captures the Epervier-Commodore Barney's flotilla-The British in the Chesapeake-The Wasp captures the Reindeer and sinks the Avon-Cruise and loss of the Adams-The p... more »rivateer General Armstrong-The privateer Prince de Neufchdtcl-Loss of the gunboats on Lake Borgne-Fighting near New Orleans-Summary.
DURING this year the blockade of the American coast was kept up with ever increasing rigor. The British frigates hovered like hawks off every seaport that was known to harbor any fighting craft; they almost invariably went in couples, to support one another and to lighten, as far as was possible, the severity of their work. On the northern coasts, in particular, the intense cold of the furious winter gales rendered it no easy task to keep the assigned stations: the rooes were
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CHAPTER I 1814; on the ocean; Strictness of the blockade-Cruise of Rodgers-Cruise of the Constitution-Chased into Marblehead-Attempt to cut out the Alligator-The Essex captured after an engagement with Phcebe and Clierub-The Frolic captured-The Peacock captures the Epervier-Commodore Barney's flotilla afloat -The British in the Chesapeake-Capture of Washington, and burning of the public buildings-The Wasp captures the Reindeer-The Wasp sinks the Avon-Cruise and loss of the Adams-The privateer General Armstrong-The privateer Prince de Neufchdtel-Loss of the gunboats on Lake Borgne -Fighting near New Orleans-SummaryI-S5; CHAPTER II 1814; on the lakes; Ontario-The contest one of ship-building merely- Statistics of the two squadrons-Serious sickness among the Americans-Extreme caution of the commanders, verging on timidity-Yeo takes Oswego and blockades Sackett's Harbor-British gunboats captured-Chauncy blockades Kingston - Erie - Captain Sincl« less