Manuscripts

Unknown author. Memorandum [for the use which can be made of large frigates]

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: 1813, Feb. 28
Call number: HM 81148
Creator: Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas (1771-1851)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance

Unknown author. Memorandum: "...Our 38 Gun Frigates are not a match for the American large Frigates..."

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 81140

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