The Chesapeake Campaign, 1813-14

by Charles P. Neimeyer

In early 1813, Britain launched a campaign on the Chesapeake Bay to try and divert American regulars from the Canadian border and put pressure on the United States to come to terms. Wishing to keep the Regular Army on the northern front, Secretary of War John Armstrong chose to rely on local forces and state militias to protect the Chesapeake Bay region, believing British raids posed more of a distraction than a serious threat. This defensive approach...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1636245404
• ISBN13: 9781636245409
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 96 Pages