The French Assault on American Shipping, 1793-1813: A History and Comprehensive Record of Merchant Marine Losses

by Greg H. Williams

During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, France was plagued by war and crop failures and was desperately in need of supplies. Legally and illegally, French privateers and cruisers took cargo from merchant vessels of every nation, perhaps the United States more than any other. At least 6,479 U.S. claims involving more than 2,300 vessels were filed and these claims give a close approximation of American goods lost to the French.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786438371
• ISBN13: 9780786438372
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 558 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher