Naval Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America- 1817
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Creator
- James, William, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Books
- Description
- Full title is "A Full and Correct Account of the Chief Naval Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America; preceded by a Cursory Examination of the American Accounts of their Naval Actions Fought Previous to that Period:
to Which is Added an Appendix; with Plates"
This is an expanded version of author William James’ pamphlet “An Inquiry into the Merits of the Principal Naval Actions between Great Britain and the United States.” (Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1816) In this work he discussed how American ships, during the War of 1812, were larger and more heavily armed and manned than those of the British. He therefore, stated that American victories were due only to their greater numerical force and not their superior seamanship.
Naval Occurrences is a thorough documentation of the naval operations from the British perspective that addresses contradictions and inconsistencies within the American official documents as well as political and media accounts. This is perhaps his motivation for the words “Corrected Account” within the title.
James’ sentiments towards the US most likely sprouted from being held prisoner while visiting in 1812. (He was falsely accused of being a renegade seeking revenge on the US.) In 1813, he escaped to Halifax where he began writing on various naval topics. James became one of the leading authorities on British Naval History.
- Publisher
- Joyce Gold, Printer. Printed for T. Egerton, Whitehall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date of Publication
- 1817
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Brock University ArchivesEmail:dsharron@brocku.ca
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