Privateers Of Charleston In The War Of 1812

• Autore: Mouzon Harold
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco : , : Golden Springs Publishing, , 2015; ©2015
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (44 pages)
• Disciplina: 973.5258
• Soggetto topico: Privateering; Military operations, Naval
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. THE FIRST LITTLE SCHOONERS -- II. SAUCY JACK -- III. MORE LITTLE SCHOONERS -- IV. GENERAL ARMSTRONG -- V. DECATUR -- VI. SAUCY JACK AGAIN -- VII. THE END OF THE STORY -- I. APPENDIX: PRIVATEERS COMMISSIONED AT CHARLESTON.
• Sommario/riassunto: During the War of 1812 the United States government issued "letters of marque" to private individuals authorising them to attack, board and ransom British shipping. Among the most successful of these ships hailed from the port of Charleston harbour in South Carolina, they plundered the Atlantic seaboard searching for British sails on the horizon.
• Titolo autorizzato: Privateers Of Charleston In The War Of 1812
• ISBN: 9781786252586; 1786252589
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910158939703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II