Manuscripts

Unknown author. Sketch of Passamaquoddy Bay etc

Description: The collection consists of correspondence and documents pertaining to the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States as reflected in Admiralty reports and memoranda, particularly concerning: strategy and ship deployment of British Admirals Cochrane, Schanck, and others on the American and West Indian stations; the superiority of American over British frigates and attempts to remedy the situation; a little information about the American navy and American military preparedness.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [1814?]
Call number: HM 81166
Creator: Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas (1771-1851)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance

Unknown author. Memorandum [on the American Navy]

Manuscripts

The collection consists of correspondence and documents pertaining to the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States as reflected in Admiralty reports and memoranda, particularly concerning: strategy and ship deployment of British Admirals Cochrane, Schanck, and others on the American and West Indian stations; the superiority of American over British frigates and attempts to remedy the situation; a little information about the American navy and American military preparedness.

HM 81137

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