USS Chesapeake vs HMS Shannon - NHHC
Chesapeake versus Shannon happened on June 1st 1813 in Boston Harbor and is refered to as the Battle of Boston Harbor. At Boston, Captain James Lawrence took command of …
USS Chesapeake– HMS Leopard Affair - NHHC
In the spring of 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars, several British naval vessels from the North American Station were blockading French ships in the Chesapeake Bay. A number of Royal …
Chesapeake I (Frigate) - NHHC
Feb 6, 2018 · Chesapeake departed Cape Henry Virginia on 22 June. Overloaded with passengers and cargo she passed a British squadron off the coast of Virginia looking for …
The Capture of Chesapeake, 1 June 1813, and What It Meant - NHHC
May 22, 2019 · When HMS Shannon captured the U.S. Navy’s frigate Chesapeake in June 1813, the people of Halifax, Nova Scotia, rejoiced. Four hundred miles down the coast, the …
Frigate Chesapeake - NHHC
May 1, 2024 · The frigate Chesapeake was launched on 2 December 1799 at the Gosport Navy Yard, Virginia, and commissioned on 22 May 1800 with Captain Samuel Barron in command. …
USS Chesapeake - NHHC
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Naval Anecdotes Relating to HMS Leopard Versus USS …
Naval Anecdotes: An Extract of a Letter From a Gentleman on Board His Majesty’s Ship Leopard, Dated Chesapeake Bay, June 24, 1807. WE arrived here on the 21st instant, and, agreeably …
NH 1899 Flag of USS Chesapeake - NHHC
(1800-1813) Which was purchased for $4,250.00 by Mr. William Waldorf Astor and presented to the United Service Institution of Great Britain. It was displayed in their museum at Whitehall, …
Lawrence, James - NHHC
James Lawrence was born in Burlington, New Jersey, on 1 October 1781. Though educated in the field of law, he joined the infant United States Navy in September 1798 as a Midshipman and …
USS Chesapeake vs HMS Shannon (#2): Chesapeake Crippled and …
Lithograph; By L. Haghe, after John Christian Schetky; C. 1813; Framed Dimensions 24H X 28W