American Privateers in the War of 1812

The Vessels and Their Prizes as Recorded in Niles' Weekly Register

Buch | Softcover

217 Seiten

2012
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6695-5 (ISBN)

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During the War of 1812, the U.S. Navy numbered several dozen ships and captured fewer than 200 British vessels. American privateers, on the other hand, commanded more than 200 vessels and captured more than 1,000 British ships. The privateers proved the only American force that consistently threatened Britain throughout the Atlantic, especially along the coasts of the British Isles.

Although privateers had a far greater impact on the British merchant marine and the economy of Great Britain than the U.S. Navy, they have received relatively little scholarly attention. This reference work addresses this shortcoming by providing an accounting of all 248 American privateers during the war and a comprehensive list of all captures made by American forces--including privateers, Navy, and others--during that conflict.

Timothy S. Good is a National Park Service employee who lives in Chatham, Illinois. His research interests lie in the history of the Lincoln presidency and in American maritime history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction: The American Privateers

Part I. The Captures

Captures by Privateers

Captures by Non-Privateer Forces

Part II. Niles’ Comprehensive List of American Prizes

Appendices

A: Captures by Type

B: Number of Captures by Each Privateer

C: Captures by Home Port of Privateer

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	399 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7864-6695-2 / 0786466952
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-6695-5 / 9780786466955
Zustand	Neuware