Author : John Lewis Thomson
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Page : 408 pages
File Size : 27,46 MB
Release : 1816
Category :
ISBN :
[PDF] Historical Sketches Of The Late War Between The United States And Great Britain Blended With Anecdotes Illustrative Of The Individual Bravery Of The American Sailors Soldiers And Citizens Third Edition eBook
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Catalogue of Books, Broadsides, Documents of American Historical Interest, Including the Library of Henry N. Moeller of New York, and Important Government Publications from the New Hampshire Historical Society, to be Sold ... on ... February 1st and 2nd [1921] ...
Author : American Art Association
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 29,27 MB
Release : 1921
Category : United States
ISBN :
British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author :
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Page : 566 pages
File Size : 41,36 MB
Release : 1897
Category :
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A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America
Author : William James
Publisher :
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 30,97 MB
Release : 1818
Category : Ontario
ISBN :
A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America - Volume 1
Author : William James
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 23,43 MB
Release : 2012-02-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1781507651
Volume 1 of 2. I must confess I know little, if anything, about the War of 1812 with the USA, which is the subject of this book. For anybody else in the same boat, who wants to learn about it, this 1000-page account will go a long way towards remedying that lack of knowledge. It is a contemporary account, published a few years after the war, which officially ended in December 1814 though hostilities dragged on. As you might expect, the prose is flowery, written at a time when authors were not inclined to simply call a spade a shovel, but rather tended to elaborate with wordy sentences. That said, it is a very comprehensive account with great attention to detail, beginning with the causes for the war during which an American invasion of Canada was sharply seen off. There are numerous appendices containing official correspondence, the wording of the Peace Treaty drawn up in Ghent in December 1814 (though hostilities did not cease for a two or three months) and casualty figures for various engagements. Battle honours awarded to the British forces engaged included Detroit, Niagara, Miami and Queenstown, but on the other hand James is severely critical of what he calls the misbehaviour in action of two British regiments, the 44th and 21st Foot, described as “the two worst disciplined corps on the field at New Orleans.” The problem for the British was the threat from Napoleon, and it wasn't till the Spring of 1814, after his fall, that they were able to reinforce significantly their naval and military forces forces; nevertheless they were certainly pleased to see the end of the war. It was during this conflict that Washington was taken and the Capitol burned – and that reminds me of a story an American officer colleague told me. He was attending a military conference chaired by US colonel and at some point the British representative, also a colonel, was proving difficult. Eventually the exasperated chairman thumped the table saying: “What can you expect from the guys who burned Washington!” The British officer replied: “Really? I know we did Joan of Arc but I didn't know we did George as well!” Evidently I was not alone in my ignorance.
A Catalogue of the Entire Library of Andrew Wight, of Philadelphia
Author : Andrew Wight
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Page : 350 pages
File Size : 22,36 MB
Release : 1864
Category : America
ISBN :
Bibliotheca Americana Nova; Or, a Catalogue of Books in Various Languages, Relating to America, Printed Since the Year 1700. (Supplement to the Bibliotheca Americana Nova. Pt. 1. Additions and Corrections, 1701 to 1800. Books Relating to America 1493-1700, Etc.).
Author : Obadiah RICH
Publisher :
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 34,59 MB
Release : 1846
Category :
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Bibliotheca Americana Nova
Author : O. Rich
Publisher :
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 38,86 MB
Release : 1846
Category :
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Bibliotheca Americana Nova
Author : Obadiah Rich
Publisher :
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 15,11 MB
Release : 1846
Category : America
ISBN :
Bibliotheca Americana Nova
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Page : 502 pages
File Size : 39,73 MB
Release : 1835
Category : America
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