CAS PO 141 Lecture Notes - Known Space
21 Apr 2014
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Commerce: in peace and war (american revolution) (war of 1812) In retrospect, the contribution of american naval forces to the war"s outcome was much more important than it appeared to be at the time. In fact, the american cruiser action of the war"s opening phase had basically achieved its objectives. It raised havoc with the enemy supply system, hampering british army operations and forcing their commanders to change their plans (10) American maritime forces were effective, then, in two ways: in the first year of the war by winning a series of brilliant single-ship victories, and in the remainder of the war by continuously harassing british commerce (38) By 1813 britain"s admiralty had instructed its commanders not to engage american ships singly, and jones issued orders that partook of the same spirit, as in his letter of. December 1813 to john orde creighton of the brig rattlesnake.
