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Knights of the sea, the true story of the Boxer and the Enterprise and the War of 1812, David Hanna

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

contains biographical information

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index present

non fiction

Knights of the sea

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David Hanna

the true story of the Boxer and the Enterprise and the War of 1812

On a September day in 1813, as the Age of Fighting Sail was coming to an end, two maritime warriors faced each other in the waters off Pemaquid Point, Maine. Samuel Blyth was the youthful commander of His Britannic Majesty's brig Boxer, and William Burrows, younger still, commanded the USS Enterprise. Both men valued honor over life and death, and on this day their commitment would be put to the ultimate test. The battle lasted less than an hour, and its outcome was uncertain, but when the cannon smoke cleared, the U.S. Navy's position in the war had changed. Historian David Hanna brings to life a lost era--a time when sailing vessels exchanged broadsides and naval officers considered it the highest honor to harness the wind to meet their foes.--From publisher description

Prologue: September 5, 1813 -- Portsmouth, England -- Philadelphia -- The Boxer -- The Enterprise -- The War -- The Maritime War -- Home Front -- The Battle -- The Brotherhood -- Epilogue: July 15, 2007 -- Appendix A: Court-martial of Boxer's Surviving Officers -- Appendix B: Court-martial of William Harper (selected excerpts)