Author Results for D.L. Dennis
The Action between the Shannon and the Chesapeake
The USS Chesapeake left Boston on the June 1st, 1813, with orders to sail for Canada. HMS Shannon was now the only blockading ship in her way. The two ships closed and opened fire in the late afternoon. Ten minutes later, the Chesapeake’s rigging was badly damaged, it could not avoid being blown onto the […] Read More
Filed under: Atlantic | War of 1812 | Nineteenth Century
Subjects include: Battles & Tactics