Download or read book The Republic s Private Navy written by Jerome R. Garitee and published by Wesleyan. This book was released on 1977 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the American Privateers written by George Coggeshall and published by . This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable record of the early days of American sailing ships Coggeshall, the author of this work, is both well known and highly regarded by those interested in chronicles of the great days of sail during the early nineteenth century. Coggeshall's two volume work of his voyages as a crewman and officer of American schooners and his experiences with the navy of the United States are vital reading and are published by Leonaur in hard and soft cover editions. This book concerns the American privateers-a subject the author knew well by close personal experience. Coggeshall commanded two letters-of-marque during the War of 1812-David Porter and Leo. In this history he has attempted to embrace the fortunes of every ship, crew and commander and to describe the many battles at sea and the taking of 'prizes' that typified this engrossing conflict between the emergent American nation and the British.
Download or read book American Privateers in the War of 1812 written by Timothy S. Good and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 threatened Britain throughout the Atlantic, especially along the coasts of the British Isles. Although privateers had a far greater impact on the British merchant marine and the economy of Great Britain than the U.S. Navy, they have received relatively little scholarly attention. This reference work addresses this shortcoming by providing an accounting of all 248 American privateers during the war and a comprehensive list of all captures made by American forces--including privateers, Navy, and others--during that conflict.
Download or read book Privateering written by Faye Kert and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to tell the tale of the War of 1812 from the privateers’ perspective. Winner of the John Lyman Book Award of the North American Society for Oceanic History During the War of 1812, most clashes on the high seas involved privately owned merchant ships, not official naval vessels. Licensed by their home governments and considered key weapons of maritime warfare, these ships were authorized to attack and seize enemy traders. Once the prizes were legally condemned by a prize court, the privateers could sell off ships and cargo and pocket the proceeds. Because only a handful of ship-to-ship engagements occurred between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy, it was really the privateers who fought—and won—the war at sea. In Privateering, Faye M. Kert introduces readers to U.S. and Atlantic Canadian privateers who sailed those skirmishing ships, describing both the rare captains who made money and the more common ones who lost it. Some privateers survived numerous engagements and returned to their pre-war lives; others perished under violent circumstances. Kert demonstrates how the romantic image of pirates and privateers came to obscure the dangerous and bloody reality of private armed warfare. Building on two decades of research, Privateering places the story of private armed warfare within the overall context of the War of 1812. Kert highlights the economic, strategic, social, and political impact of privateering on both sides and explains why its toll on normal shipping helped convince the British that the war had grown too costly. Fascinating, unfamiliar, and full of surprises, this book will appeal to historians and general readers alike.
Download or read book The Most Successful American Privateer written by Wilfred Harold Munro and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the American Privateers and Letters of marque written by George Coggeshall and published by New York : G. Coggeshall. This book was released on 1856 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of American Privateers written by Edgar Stanton Maclay and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book War of 1812 written by Benson John Lossing and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief discussion of American Privateers and Privateering during the War of 1812 when America's Private Navy scourged British Commerce.
Download or read book History of the American Privateers written by George Coggeshall and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the American privateers and letters-of-marque during our war with England in the years 1812, '13 and ' 14. Interspersed with several naval battles between American and British ships-of-war This book, "History of the American privateers," by George Coggeshall, is a replication of a book originally published before 1856. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
Download or read book A History of American Privateers written by Edgar Stanton Maclay and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An 1899 account of the role of privateers in winning the American War of Independence and building the American Navy.
Download or read book The Most Successful American Privateer written by Archer Butler Hulbert and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Privateering written by Faye M. Kert and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to tell the tale of the War of 1812 from the privateers’ perspective. Winner of the John Lyman Book Award of the North American Society for Oceanic History During the War of 1812, most clashes on the high seas involved privately owned merchant ships, not official naval vessels. Licensed by their home governments and considered key weapons of maritime warfare, these ships were authorized to attack and seize enemy traders. Once the prizes were legally condemned by a prize court, the privateers could sell off ships and cargo and pocket the proceeds. Because only a handful of ship-to-ship engagements occurred between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy, it was really the privateers who fought—and won—the war at sea. In Privateering, Faye M. Kert introduces readers to U.S. and Atlantic Canadian privateers who sailed those skirmishing ships, describing both the rare captains who made money and the more common ones who lost it. Some privateers survived numerous engagements and returned to their pre-war lives; others perished under violent circumstances. Kert demonstrates how the romantic image of pirates and privateers came to obscure the dangerous and bloody reality of private armed warfare. Building on two decades of research, Privateering places the story of private armed warfare within the overall context of the War of 1812. Kert highlights the economic, strategic, social, and political impact of privateering on both sides and explains why its toll on normal shipping helped convince the British that the war had grown too costly. Fascinating, unfamiliar, and full of surprises, this book will appeal to historians and general readers alike.
Download or read book The Privateering Stroke written by Capt Michael H. Rutstein and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-03-25 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the US Navy's outstanding performance in single-ship engagements remains a source of national pride, those victories did not change the course of the war one iota. Had Constitution defeated a dozen British frigates, the thousand-ship Royal Navy would still have blockaded our coasts, strangled our commerce, bottled up our warships, and hunted down those that escaped. Even her former commander, Tyrone Martin, conceded that Constitution's victories were “no more than pin pricks” that “had no direct effect on the course of the war.” The most important campaigns of the war were not those of the Great Lakes, the Niagara frontier, the Chesapeake, or New Orleans. They were the Royal Navy's blockade of the American coast, and America's privateering campaign against British trade. As Faye Kert emphasized, it was “economic pressure — not decisive military or fleet actions — [that] finally brought the war to an end.” The British blockade devastated the American economy. The coasting trade — carrying goods up and down the coast in small schooners and sloops — became so dangerous that merchants were reduced to hauling goods by wagon, even though it “took ten times longer and cost a hundred times more.” Foreign imports declined dramatically. Deprived of customs duties, the United States government was in dire straits by the end of 1814. Had the conflict continued, the nation would have been incapable of defending itself without a central bank, new taxes, and conscription. Meanwhile, America's privateers were waging a highly effective war against British trade. They captured an estimated 2,000 prizes worth $40 million, sent insurance rates to unprecedented levels, and drove up prices at a time when Britain's economy was groaning under the strain of two decades of warfare. The British public was outraged; merchants bombarded the government with protests and appeals. With the United States incapable of maintaining the initiative in Canada, privateering became the nation's last, best, and only offensive weapon. Henry Adams stated flatly that “the privateers contributed more than the regular navy to bring about a disposition for peace in the British classes most responsible for the war.” The intention of this book is to examine the American privateering campaign as waged from Salem, Massachusetts. Salem was in many ways representative of the nation as a whole. Deeply divided over politics and the war, Salem was home to both Republicans and Federalists, privateers and smugglers. Massachusetts led the nation in outfitting privateers and Salem sent out 43 cruisers, ranging from 300-ton ships owned by merchant princes to open boats manned by unemployed sailors. Her privateers roamed the Atlantic from the North Sea to the coast of Brazil — and also patrolled the harbors of Maine and Massachusetts, searching out smugglers.The privateers whose careers are covered in this book ran the gamut from scintillating success to abject failure. Here are tales of heroism and cowardice, generosity and greed, astonishing good fortune and deep personal tragedy. By gathering these tales together in one work for the first time, and attempting to quantify their successes and failures, it is hoped that some light will be thrown on the critical contribution of America's privateers. The men who sailed from Salem deserve their due for bringing the war home to Great Britain, and enabling their country to make peace with honor.
Download or read book The Most Successful American Privateer written by Wilfred Harold Munro and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the American Privateers and Letters Of Marque written by Johann Reinhold Forster and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-10-27 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Most Successful American Privateer an Episode of the War of 1812 written by Wilfred Harold Munro and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Private Navy of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The declaration of war in June of 1812 brought more questions than it did answers for the United States. Economically, the government was not prepared to fund a war with multiple fronts. To make matters worse, the government's primary source of income was through import duties, which they expected to decrease drastically as the war progressed. Militaristically, the United States Navy was too small to offer the protection that was needed from Britain, who possessed the world's strongest navy at the time. Luckily for the United States, Congress in conjunction with President James Madison authorized privately owned ships to participate in the war effort. These ships worked to supplement the United States Navy, while working primarily to disrupt the British shipping industry. While this was their primary objective, privateers provided much more through their involvement in the War of 1812. This thesis looks at the contributions of American privateers during the War of 1812. The first chapter will look at the ways in which privateers negatively affected British shipping and the British Royal Navy. The second chapter focuses on the ways in which privateers were able to provide economic support to the United States, while simultaneously hurting the British economy. Finally, the third chapter focuses on the social aspect of privateering. This last chapter demonstrates the ways in which the men aboard these ships viewed their actions as patriotic, as well the way writers and newspaper editors viewed the actions at home.
