The Chesapeake Campaigns 1813–15

The Chesapeake Campaigns 1813–15
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 199
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ISBN-10 : 9781780968544
ISBN-13 : 178096854X
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Download or read book The Chesapeake Campaigns 1813–15 written by Scott S. Sheads and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-20 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A slim, yet detailed volume on The Chesapeake Campaign of 1813–14, which saw the British burn the White House, while the bombardment of Fort McHenry inspired the writing of the “Star-Spangled Banner”. 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 force of Peninsular War veterans under General Robert Ross landed, defeated the Americans at the battle of Bladensburg and took Washington on August 24, 1814. Buoyed by this success, the British pressed on towards Baltimore. However, they were forced to withdraw at the battle of North Point, and a naval bombardment of Fort McHenry failed to reduce the fort and Baltimore was spared. With his intimate knowledge of the events in this theatre of war, Scott Sheads of Fort McHenry NPS brings these dramatic events of American history to life.


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