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The final invasion : Plattsburgh, the war of 1812's most decisive battle Fitz-Enz, David G 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1812/1815"(42:73)
Directions for house and ship painting : a facsimile reprint of the 1812 edition Reynolds, Hezekiah 1978 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12.068
In pursuit of the Essex : a tale of heroism and hubris in the War of 1812 /Ben Hughes. "On 26 October 1812, during the war between Britain and the United States, the frigate USS Essex set sail on the most remarkable voyage in the early history of the US Navy. After rounding Cape Horn, she proceeded to systematically destroy the British South Seas whaling fleet. When news reached the Royal Navy's South American station at Rio de Janeiro, HMS Phoebe was sent off in pursuit. So began one of the most extraordinary chases in naval history. In Pursuit of the Essex follows the adventures of both hunter and hunted as well as a host of colourful characters that crossed their paths. Traitorous Nantucket whalers, Chilean revolutionaries, British spies, a Peruvian viceroy and bellicose Polynesian islanders all make an appearance. The brilliant yet vainglorious Captain Porter of the Essex, his nemesis Captain James Hillyar of the Phoebe, and two young midshipmen, David Farragut and Allen Gardiner, are the principal narrators. From giant-tortoise turning expeditions on the Galapagos to the perils of rounding Cape Horn, via desperate skirmishes with spear-toting natives on the Marquesas and a defeated duellist bleeding his life out onto black, volcanic sands, the reader is immersed in the fantastical world of the British and American seamen who struggled for supremacy over the world's oceans in the sunset years of the age of sail."--Publisher web site. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1812/1815"(42:73)
The transformation of British naval strategy : seapower and supply in Northern Europe, 1808-1812 /James After the Battle of Trafalgar, the Navy continued to be the major arm of British strategy. After decades of practice and refinement it was expert at executing operations - fighting battles, blockading and convoying - across the globe. And yet, as late as 1807, fleets were forced from their stations due to an ineffective provisioning system. The book is a detailed study of national policy, administrative and political reform and strategic viability. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.02(42)"1808/1812"
The influence of sea power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812 / Mahan, A T. 1892. Mahan, A. T.-(Alfred Thayer), 1892 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1793/1812"
Sea power in its relations to the War of 1812 Mahan, A. T.-(Alfred Thayer), 1905 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"1812/1815"(42:73)
The weight of vengeance : the United States, the British empire, and the War of 1812 /Troy Bickham. "In early 1815, Secretary of State James Monroe reviewed the treaty with Britain that would end the War of 1812. The United States Navy was blockaded in port; much of the army had not been paid for nearly a year; the capital had been burned. The treaty offered an unexpected escape from disaster. Yet it incensed Monroe, for the name of Great Britain and its negotiators consistently appeared before those of the United States. "The United States have acquired a certain rank amongst nations, which is due to their population and political importance," he brazenly scolded the British diplomat who conveyed the treaty, "and they do not stand in the same situation as at former periods." Monroe had a point, writes Troy Bickham. In The Weight of Vengeance, Bickham provides a provocative new account of America's forgotten war, underscoring its significance for both sides by placing it in global context. The Napoleonic Wars profoundly disrupted the global order, from India to Haiti to New Orleans. Spain's power slipped, allowing the United States to target the Floridas; the Haitian slave revolt contributed to the Louisiana Purchase; fears that Britain would ally with Tecumseh and disrupt the American northwest led to a pre-emptive strike on his people in 1811. This shifting balance of power provided the United States with the opportunity to challenge Britain's dominance of the Atlantic world. And it was an important conflict for Britain as well. Powerful elements in the British Empire so feared the rise of its former colonies that the British government sought to use the War of 1812 to curtail America's increasing maritime power and its aggressive territorial expansion. And by late 1814, Britain had more men under arms in North America than it had in the Peninsular War against Napoleon, with the war with America costing about as much as its huge subsidies to European allies. Troy Bickham has given us an authoritative, lucidly written global account that transforms our understanding of this pivotal war."--Dust jacket. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1814/1815"(42:73)
William Callow, RWS (1812-1908) : with some reflections on Victorian and other modern art Emanuel, Frank L 1926 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 75.023.22(42)"18"
the name of honour : the Royal Navy's quest for vengeance in the single ship actions of the war of 1812 "On 19 August 1812, lookouts of the British frigate HMS Guerriere spotted the American frigate, USS Constitution. Captain James Dacres, Guerriere's commander, was eager for a fight and confident of victory. He had the weight of Britain's naval reputation and confidence behind him. Yet when the guns fell silent Guerriere was a shattered hulk and Dacres had struck to Constitution. By the year's end, three British frigates and two sloops had been defeated in single ship actions against American opponents, throwing the British naval sphere into a crisis. These losses could not have been more shocking to the Royal Navy and the British world. In a strange reversal, the outnumbered British Army along the Canadian border had triumphed but the tiny United States Navy had humiliated the world's largest and most prestigious navy. Further dramatic sea battles between the two powers followed into early 1815, and the British tried to reconcile the perceived stain to the Royal Navy's honour. Many within and outside of the Royal Navy called for vindication. The single ship actions of the War of 1812 have frequently been dismissed by historians of the war, or of naval history in general. The fights of late 1813 and 1814 are often omitted from works of history altogether, as many (correctly) argue that they had no strategic impact on the wider course of the war. Yet to contemporaries, naval and civilian alike, these single ship actions could not have been more important. This volume explores the single ship naval actions during the War of 1812: how they were fought, their strategic context, and their impact on the officers and men who fought them, and the wider British psyche. Trafalgar happened only seven years earlier, and the fighting ethos of the Royal Navy was still hardened by Nelsonic naval culture. Whereas contemporary civilians and modern historians understood the losses as the inevitable result of fighting the vastly superior American 'super' frigates, the officers of the navy struggled to accept that they could not cope with the new American warships. The losses precipitated changes to Admiralty policy and drove an urge for vengeance by the officers of the Royal Navy. This volume explores the drama and impact of the British single ship losses and victories to examine Britain's naval experience in the moments that captivated the British and American world in the last Anglo-American War."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1812"(42:73)
An ocean free-lance : from a privateersman's log, 1812 / Russell, W Clark. 1893. Russell, William Clark 1893 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3
The defended border : Upper Canada and the War of 1812 : a collection of writings giving a comprehensive 1964 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1812/1815"(713)
The Prisoner of war in the United States during the War of 1812 Dietz, Anthony George 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1812/1815"(42:73)
Ghost ships Hamilton and Scourge : historical treasures from the War of 1812 Cain, Emily 1983 • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 355.49"1812/1815"(42:73)
Prize and prejudice : privateering and naval prize in Atlantic Canada in the war of 1812 Kert, Faye Margaret 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.362.12(715/716)"1812"
Britannia's navy on the west coast of north america 1812-1914. / Barry Gough "The influence of the Royal Navy on the development of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest was both extensive and effective. Yet all too frequently, its impact has been ignored by historians, who instead focus on the influence of explorers, fur traders, settlers, and railway builders. In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of his classic 1972 work, naval historian Barry Gough examines the contest for the Columbia country during the War of 1812, the 1844 British response to the aggressive American agenda of President Polk?s Manifest Destiny and cries of 'Fifty-four forty or fight', the gold-rush invasion of 30,000 outsiders, and the jurisdictional dispute in the San Juan Islands that spawned the so-called Pig War. The author also looks at the Esquimalt-based fleet in the decade before British Columbia joined Canada and the Navy's relationship with coastal indigenous peoples over the five decades that preceded the Great War."--Provided by the publisher. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353(42+7)"1812/1914"
American prisoners of war held at Bermuda, Cape of Good Hope, and Jamaica during the War of 1812 / transcribed "This work was transcribed from records of the British Admiralty pertaining to American prisoners of war held at Bermuda, Cape of Good Hope and Jamaica during the War of 1812. Those interned included American marines, merchantmen and sailors."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 327.09/04
The war of 1812 and the rise of the U.S. Navy / Mark Collins Jenkins and David A. Jenkins, Mark, 2012. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 355.49"1812/1815"(42:73)
The British at the gates : the New Orleans campaign in the War of 1812 Reilly, Robin 1976 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.48"1812/1815"(42:73)
El Tapaboca (Puerto Rico, 1812) / [Andrâes Level de Goda] ; ediciâon y estudio por Josâe Amor y Vâazquez 2000 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 820-145(87)
Under the red jack : privateers of the maritime provinces of Canada in the war of 1812 Snider, C H J 1928 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 341.362.1(71)
Crime and punishment in the Royal Navy : discipline on the Leeward Islands Station 1784-1812 Byrn, John D 1989 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 344.4
The Naval operations of the war between Great Britain and the United States 1812-1815 Roosevelt, Theodore 1910 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1812/1815"(42:73)
The Naval War of 1812 : a documentary history /William S. Dudley, editor, Michael J. 1985-2002. • BOOK • 7 copies available. 973.5/25
Pleasures of the Firth : two hundred years of the Clyde steamers, 1812-2012 /Andrew Clark. "In August of 1812, the Clyde's first steamer was launched. Named 'The Comet' after a meteor that had caused quite a stir the previous year, she boasted a tall narrow funnel that doubled as a mast when required! This book celebrates a notable era on the river Clyde. Before the Comet, transport on the Clyde was by sail-boat and the trip from the Broomielaw to Helensburgh could take 5 or 6 hours if wind and tide were favourable but a couple of days if conditions were poor. In a time when pleasure traffic on the river seems to have all but disappeared, this is a much anticipated, detailed and beautifully photographed history of these iconic and much loved vessels. Pleasures of the Firth is set to become the most comprehensive study published of the steamers and ferries that have plied the Clyde from the earliest days of steam navigation in 1812. With over 450 illustrations and an exhaustively researched fleet list, giving details of every Clyde ferry and excursion boat, it will undoubtedly be the definitive work on the subject. Hardbound to become a treasured volume and due to be completed for a late summer launch."--From publisher. 2012. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.21(414)