American Privateers in the War of 1812 : the Vessels and Their Prizes as Recorded in Niles' Weekly Register.

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 threaten...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Good, Timothy S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012.
Temas:
1800-1899
Privateering > United States > History > 19th century.
Armed merchant ships > United States > Registers.
Navires marchands armés en guerre > États-Unis > Registres.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Armed merchant ships
Military operations, Naval
Privateering
Prizes (Property captured at sea)
United States > History > War of 1812 > Naval operations.
United States > History > War of 1812 > Prizes.
United States > History, Naval > 19th century.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1812, Guerre de > Opérations navales.
États-Unis > Histoire navale > 19e siècle.
United States
History
Naval history
Registers (Lists)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 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.

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