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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781780968520
eBay Product ID (ePID)
190005392
Product Key Features
Author
Scotts. Sheads
Publication Name
The Chesapeake Campaigns 1813-15: Middle Ground of the War of 1812
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
248mm
Item Width
184mm
Item Weight
360g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Scotts. Sheads
Series Title
Campaign
Illustrator
Graham Turner
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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