Terror on the Chesapeake: The War of 1812 on the Bay"For nearly two years during the War of 1812, the British treated the Chesapeake Bay as their private lake. But in 1814, as attention moved from the northern frontier to the mid-Atlantic region, the Americans fought back and drove the invaders from the bay. Christopher T. George traces the abuses of the inhabitants of the Chesapeake Bay by Royal Navy raiding parties under arrogant Rear Admiral George Cockburn. Cockburn's burning and pillaging of bay communities preceded the burning of our nation's capital, Washington, D.C., on August 24-25, 1814, by Major General Robert Ross. Cockburn persuaded Ross that the Americans could not stand up to Lord Wellington's Peninsular War veterans. But he miscalculated when it came to attacking Baltimore, where citizen soldiers, strongly led by Revolutionary War veterans Generals Samuel Smith and John Stricker, and backed by U.S. Navy regulars, held the British at bay, killing Ross and reclaiming American pride."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... force might have made a real impact on the course of this unfortunate war . " 29 To Taylor's relief , his plan to concentrate his forces at Craney Island had succeeded beyond his brightest hopes . The British were beaten off by the ...
... force might have made a real impact on the course of this unfortunate war . " 29 To Taylor's relief , his plan to concentrate his forces at Craney Island had succeeded beyond his brightest hopes . The British were beaten off by the ...
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... forces were engaged.52 Local commander Brig . Gen. Perry Benson , aware that a British attack might be imminent , had assembled at St. Michaels a force of five hundred Talbot County militiamen . A boom was thrown across the entrance of ...
... forces were engaged.52 Local commander Brig . Gen. Perry Benson , aware that a British attack might be imminent , had assembled at St. Michaels a force of five hundred Talbot County militiamen . A boom was thrown across the entrance of ...
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... force should sail up the serpentine and wooded Patuxen [ t ] in the frigates and small vessels . " 67 While Ross and Cockburn pursued Barney's flotilla , Cochrane ordered two diversions to distract attention from this main thrust . Capt ...
... force should sail up the serpentine and wooded Patuxen [ t ] in the frigates and small vessels . " 67 While Ross and Cockburn pursued Barney's flotilla , Cochrane ordered two diversions to distract attention from this main thrust . Capt ...
Contents
Chapter Two A Nest of Pirates | 11 |
Chapter Four Cockburns Terror | 27 |
Chapter Five Norfolk Attacked Hampton Ravished | 40 |
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