Naval Actions of the War of 1812 (Illustrated Edition) (eBook)
151 Seiten
Madison & Adams Press (Verlag)
978-80-268-9763-7 (ISBN)
This should not inculcate a hatred for a former foe. It should only serve to build up that national esprit de corps without which no country ever stood up for its rights and willed to fight for them. May the sons of our new citizens, whose fathers have served kings, perhaps, and come from other countries, grow up with a pride in America's own national history! "
Contents:
The United States Frigate Constitution Falls in With a British Squadron
The Constitution, Under Command of Captain Hull, Captures the British Frigate Guerrière
The British Frigate Macedonian Is Captured by the United States Frigate
Captain Wm. Bainbridge Captures the British Frigate Java
Gallant Action of the Privateer Schooner Comet, of 14 Guns
The United States Sloop of War Hornet
The United States Frigate Chesapeake Is Captured by the English Frigate Shannon
The United States Brig Enterprise Captures H. B. M. Sloop of War Boxer
The American Fleet on Lake Erie Captures the Entire English Naval Force Under Commodore Barclay
The United States Frigate Essex Is Captured by Two English Vessels
The United States Sloop of War Peacock Takes the British Sloop of War L'epervier
The United States Sloop of War Wasp Captures the British Sloop of War Reindeer
The American Forces on Lake Champlaincapture the English Squadron Causing the Evacuation of New York State by the British
The United States Frigate Presidenis Taken by a British Squadron
The Constitution Engages and Captures Two English Vessels
The British Brig of War Penguin Surrenders to the United States Brig Hornet
The Chase of the Hornet, Sloop of War, by the Cornwallis, a British Line-of-battle Ship
James Barnes (1866-1936) was an American author. The son of naval officer, lawyer, and collector John Sanford Barnes, he was born at Annapolis, Md., attended St. Paul's School and the Pingry School, before graduating from Princeton in 1891. While at Princeton, he was editor of the literary magazine The Nassau, and president of the Princeton Drama Association. After his graduation, Barnes served on the staff of Scribner's Magazine and as Assistant Editor of Harper's Weekly. During the Spanish–American War he served in the Naval Reserve. From 1899 to 1901 he was a war correspondent for The Outlook covering the Boer War in South Africa; and from 1905 to 1908 was editor of Appleton's Booklover's Magazine.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.10.2018 |
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Illustrationen | Carlton Theodore Chapman |
Verlagsort | Prague |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Neuzeit bis 1918 |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Schlagworte | American Revolution • Civil War • George Washington • Grant • Ken Follett • Lincoln • ron chernow • Six Frigates • Written Out of History |
ISBN-10 | 80-268-9763-3 / 8026897633 |
ISBN-13 | 978-80-268-9763-7 / 9788026897637 |
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