Jumat, 03 November 2017

1812: Victory at Sea

One clear winner in a murky war was the new—and overmatched—U.S. Navy. Late on the afternoon of June 22, 1807, the 36-gun frigate USS Chesapeake cleared Virginia’s Hampton Roads and entered international waters. Outbound for the Mediterranean, the vessel was provisioned for a long patrol and carrying passengers and their baggage, its decks cluttered and …

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