The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... Fighting near New Or- leans - Summary 3 CHAPTER II 1814 ON THE LAKES ONTARIO - The contest one of ship - building merely- Extreme caution of the commanders , verging on timidity - Yeo takes Oswego , and blockades Sackett's Harbor ...
... Fighting near New Or- leans - Summary 3 CHAPTER II 1814 ON THE LAKES ONTARIO - The contest one of ship - building merely- Extreme caution of the commanders , verging on timidity - Yeo takes Oswego , and blockades Sackett's Harbor ...
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... Fighting near New Orleans - Summary D URING 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 ...
... Fighting near New Orleans - Summary D URING 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 ...
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... fight the ship without her officers . " The statement that such men , command- ed by one of the bravest and most skilful captains of our navy , would shrink from attacking a greatly inferior foe , is hardly worth while denying ; and ...
... fight the ship without her officers . " The statement that such men , command- ed by one of the bravest and most skilful captains of our navy , would shrink from attacking a greatly inferior foe , is hardly worth while denying ; and ...
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... fight really took place , the Essex was so crippled and the water so smooth that the British ships fought at their own distance ; and as they had long guns to oppose to Porter's carronades , this really made the Cherub more nearly ...
... fight really took place , the Essex was so crippled and the water so smooth that the British ships fought at their own distance ; and as they had long guns to oppose to Porter's carronades , this really made the Cherub more nearly ...
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... fight between the three long 12's of the Essex , and the whole 36 broadside guns of the Phoebe and Cherub , the latter were actually driven off . They wore , and again began with their long guns ; but , these producing no vis- ible ...
... fight between the three long 12's of the Essex , and the whole 36 broadside guns of the Phoebe and Cherub , the latter were actually driven off . They wore , and again began with their long guns ; but , these producing no vis- ible ...
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32-pound carronade Acasta action afterward Ameri American American accounts anchor antagonist armed army attack Avon barges battery battle blockading boats brig brig-sloop British frigate broadside Capt Captain Biddle captured carried carronades chase Chauncy Cherub Chesapeake combatants command Commodore Commodore Decatur Confiance Constitution corvette courage crew cruise cruisers Cyane Decatur deck Endymion engaged English Epervier equal Essex fight fire fleet flotilla force fought French frigate Gleig gunboats gunnery hauled heavy Hilyar Hornet hull Jackson James says Java killed and wounded Lake Latour leeward Letter of Captain Levant Lieut Lieutenant Linnet long 24 long guns lost Macdonough Macedonian marines Midshipman militia minutes mounting Naval navy nearly officers Pakenham Peacock Penguin Phoebe Pomone port Porter President prisoners prizes quarter Reindeer sail Sailing-master schooner seamen shore short shot side sloops soldiers squadron starboard stern superior tack tain taken Tenedos tonnage tons troops vessels victory Warrington Wasp wind