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The Chesapeake campaigns 1813-15 : middle ground of the War of 1812 / Scott S. Sheads ; illustrated by Graham Turner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sheads, Scott S., 1952- author.
- Series:
- Campaign (Osprey Publishing) ; 259.
- Campaign ; 259
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--War of 1812--Campaigns.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (208 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Osprey Publishing, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The War of 1812 was never the most popular of conflicts on both sides of the Atlantic. Bogged down by their involvement in the Napoleonic conflict in Europe, the British largely relied on the power of the Royal Navy in the early years of the war. Part of this naval strategy was to blockade the American coastline in order to strangle American commerce and bring the new nation to its knees. Nowhere was this blockade more important than in the Chesapeake. Partly in response to the sacking of York (modern Toronto), the British decided to strike at the nation's capital, Washington, DC, and a for
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Contents; Origins of the Campaign; Chronology; Opposing Commanders; Opposing Forces; Opposing Plans; 1812: The Opening of Hostilities; 1813: Year of Depredations; The Last Campaign: 1814-15; Aftermath; The Battlefields Today; Bibliography; Related Titles; Imprint
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 94) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781780968537
- 1780968531
- 9781780968544
- 178096854X
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