Macdonough had spent the previous several months building his fleet at the Vergennes shipyard with Addison County labor and assistance from the Monkton Iron Works. The fleet included the Ticonderoga, a steamboat converted into a 17-gun warship. Another six ships were 75-footers, including one found at the bottom of Lake Champlain, his flagship, the USS Saratoga.
He also ordered the construction of the 120-foot long USS Eagle which was designed to carry twenty guns. This warship took just 19 days to launch from the time the keel was laid.
For protection of his endeavor, Macdonough ordered cannons placed along Otter Creek to prevent a British attack.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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