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The Naval War of 1812 Or the
History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans
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1956:Mississinewa
1870:Rappahannock
1720:St. Michaels
1542:Navy History
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103:Belligerents
77:mid-Atlantic
54:
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47:Constitution
46:
31:Part of the
24:
20:
2549:Lake Borgne
2503:Great Lakes
2186:Beaver Dams
2158:Chateauguay
2097:Sinquefield
2087:Fort Bowyer
2062:Holy Ground
2057:Canoe Fight
2029:Mississippi
1791:Plattsburgh
1735:North Point
1725:Bladensburg
1692:New Orleans
1593:War of 1812
1230:(40 guns).
1216:(50 guns),
1187:Porto Praya
1106:. At 6:50,
763:Porto Praya
743:fire, both
708:War of 1812
652:Lake Borgne
619:Fort Oswego
604:Fort George
544:Long Island
337:War of 1812
258:War of 1812
218:135 men on
213:175 men on
80:Porto Praya
33:War of 1812
2702:Categories
2630:definition
2597:See also:
2582:Valparaiso
2541:Gulf Coast
2521:Lake Huron
2474:Macedonian
2396:Chesapeake
2261:Port Dover
2047:Burnt Corn
1999:Frenchtown
1994:Brownstown
1961:Tippecanoe
1885:Alexandria
1842:Stephenson
1801:Black Rock
1786:Ogdensburg
1697:St. Philip
1656:Washington
1278:Porto Rico
1195:Portuguese
1191:Cape Verde
1140:Casualties
1032:carronades
942:Complement
836:, and the
818:sixth-rate
767:Cape Verde
737:broadsides
685:Valparaíso
624:Lake Huron
564:Fort Peter
549:Alexandria
533:East Coast
423:Chesapeake
390:Macedonian
240:42 wounded
2641:textbooks
2603:Creek War
2577:Nuku Hiva
2511:Lake Erie
2493:La Guaira
2462:Guerriere
2404:President
2307:Pensacola
2266:Gananoque
2216:Longwoods
2120:Sink Hole
2072:Talladega
1740:Baltimore
1684:Louisiana
1324:Citations
1301:Footnotes
1236:Newcastle
1225:HMS
1220:Newcastle
1218:HMS
1211:HMS
842:HMS
827:HMS
769:islands.
726:USS
719:HMS
712:HMS
680:Nuku Hiva
642:La Guaira
614:Lake Erie
589:Caledonia
554:Baltimore
497:President
370:Guerriere
238:19 killed
235:9 wounded
206:1 frigate
2617:Category
2450:Reindeer
2380:Dominica
2356:Epervier
2271:2nd Erie
2251:1st Erie
2191:Chippawa
2107:Missouri
2042:Autossee
2019:Mackinac
1986:Michigan
1971:Harrison
1928:Dearborn
1920:Illinois
1862:Virginia
1824:Ocracoke
1768:New York
1707:Maryland
1630:Delaware
1504:(1882).
1482:(1956).
1276:reached
956:Armament
951:450 men
822:Banterer
811:Portugal
701:and HMS
591:and HMS
525:Nautilus
507:and HMS
476:Reindeer
468:Epervier
436:Dominica
368:vs HMS
356:vs HMS
291:Nautilus
274:and HMS
233:6 killed
208:450 crew
201:Strength
73:Location
53:and HMS
23:and HMS
2472:vs HMS
2460:vs HMS
2442:Peacock
2419:vs HMS
2372:Penguin
2299:Florida
2014:Detroit
2009:Maguaga
1948:Indiana
1796:Niagara
1781:Buffalo
1758:Hampden
1666:Georgia
1544:at the
1473:Sources
1232:Leander
1213:Leander
1189:in the
1169:Levant'
948:175 men
945:135 men
928:Tonnage
864:Marines
807:Madeira
803:Bermuda
777:Prelude
765:in the
733:Madeira
724:fought
593:Detroit
559:Hampden
517:Penguin
410:Peacock
400:vs HMS
388:vs HMS
283:Penguin
2683:
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2661:
2652:quotes
2650:
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2609:, and
2516:Oswego
2364:Frolic
2241:Thames
2206:George
1516:
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1286:Levant
1267:Levant
1263:Levant
1251:Levant
1227:Acasta
1177:Levant
1161:Levant
1150:Levant
1131:Levant
1123:Levant
1096:Levant
1092:Levant
1081:Levant
1050:Levant
1017:Levant
1008:Levant
998:Action
882:Levant
853:Levant
844:Levant
791:Boston
771:Levant
749:Levant
741:musket
721:Levant
703:Levant
509:Levant
460:Frolic
378:Frolic
276:Levant
220:Levant
91:Result
55:Levant
25:Levant
2674:media
2435:Fayal
2388:Argus
2348:Cyane
2340:Boxer
2037:Bashi
1976:Wayne
1852:Meigs
1847:Copus
1750:Maine
1674:Peter
1638:Lewes
1296:Notes
1282:Cyane
1259:Cyane
1247:Cyane
1157:Cyane
1146:Cyane
1127:Cyane
1119:Cyane
1108:Cyane
1104:Cyane
1088:'
1079:. As
1077:Cyane
1065:Cyane
1061:'
1054:Cyane
1039:'
1028:'
1021:Cyane
1004:Cyane
888:Cyane
849:Cyane
829:Cyane
745:Cyane
714:Cyane
699:Cyane
539:Lewes
505:Cyane
490:Fayal
452:Boxer
444:Argus
358:Alert
354:Essex
272:Cyane
215:Cyane
51:Cyane
21:Cyane
2468:USS
2456:USS
2448:HMS
2440:HMS
2429:Avon
2427:HMS
2421:Java
2415:USS
2402:USS
2394:USS
2386:USS
2378:HMS
2370:HMS
2362:HMS
2354:HMS
2346:HMS
2338:HMS
2246:York
2092:Mims
1834:Ohio
1514:ISBN
1488:ISBN
1261:and
1234:and
1159:and
914:Beam
892:USS
886:HMS
880:HMS
747:and
739:and
717:and
599:York
484:Avon
402:Java
396:USS
384:USS
364:USS
352:USS
289:EIC
281:HMS
270:HMS
65:Date
45:USS
801:to
193:POW
175:POW
2704::
2605:,
2601:,
1458:^
1446:^
1407:^
1395:^
1383:^
1367:^
1347:^
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