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- catalog abstract ""For nearly two years during the War of 1812, the British treated the Chesapeake Bay as their private lake. But in 1814, as attention moved from the northern frontier to the mid-Atlantic region, the Americans fought back and drove the invaders from the bay. Christopher T. George traces the abuses of the inhabitants of the Chesapeake Bay by Royal Navy raiding parties under arrogant Rear Admiral George Cockburn. Cockburn's burning and pillaging of bay communities preceded the burning of our nation's capital, Washington, D.C., on August 24-25, 1814, by Major General Robert Ross. Cockburn persuaded Ross that the Americans could not stand up to Lord Wellington's Peninsular War veterans. But he miscalculated when it came to attacking Baltimore, where citizen soldiers, strongly led by Revolutionary War veterans Generals Samuel Smith and John Stricker, and backed by U.S. Navy regulars, held the British at bay, killing Ross and reclaiming American pride."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11801535.
- catalog coverage "Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) History, Naval 19th century.".
- catalog coverage "United States History War of 1812 Campaigns.".
- catalog coverage "United States History War of 1812 Naval operations.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""For nearly two years during the War of 1812, the British treated the Chesapeake Bay as their private lake. But in 1814, as attention moved from the northern frontier to the mid-Atlantic region, the Americans fought back and drove the invaders from the bay. Christopher T. George traces the abuses of the inhabitants of the Chesapeake Bay by Royal Navy raiding parties under arrogant Rear Admiral George Cockburn. Cockburn's burning and pillaging of bay communities preceded the burning of our nation's capital, Washington, D.C., on August 24-25, 1814, by Major General Robert Ross. Cockburn persuaded Ross that the Americans could not stand up to Lord Wellington's Peninsular War veterans. But he miscalculated when it came to attacking Baltimore, where citizen soldiers, strongly led by Revolutionary War veterans Generals Samuel Smith and John Stricker, and backed by U.S. Navy regulars, held the British at bay, killing Ross and reclaiming American pride."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-204) and index.".
- catalog description "Militia on the Run -- "A Nest of Pirates" -- Cockburn Menaces Baltimore -- Cockburn's Terror -- Norfolk Attacked, Hampton Ravished! -- Commodore Barney's Plan to Defend the Bay -- The Gathering Storm -- Invasion and Defeat -- The "Frolic with the Yankees" Turns Sour -- The Defense of Baltimore.".
- catalog extent "ix, 213 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Terror on the Chesapeake.".
- catalog identifier "1572490586 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Terror on the Chesapeake.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Shippensburg, PA : White Mane Pub.,".
- catalog relation "Terror on the Chesapeake.".
- catalog spatial "Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) History, Naval 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States History War of 1812 Campaigns.".
- catalog spatial "United States History War of 1812 Naval operations.".
- catalog subject "973.5/25 21".
- catalog subject "Cockburn, George, Sir, 1772-1853.".
- catalog subject "E360 .G46 2000".
- catalog subject "Great Britain. Royal Navy History 19th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Militia on the Run -- "A Nest of Pirates" -- Cockburn Menaces Baltimore -- Cockburn's Terror -- Norfolk Attacked, Hampton Ravished! -- Commodore Barney's Plan to Defend the Bay -- The Gathering Storm -- Invasion and Defeat -- The "Frolic with the Yankees" Turns Sour -- The Defense of Baltimore.".
- catalog title "Terror on the Chesapeake : the War of 1812 on the bay / by Christopher T. George.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Naval history. fast".
- catalog type "text".