On late 1813, Commodore Isaac Chauncey returned to his former command, the New York Navy Yard, to arrange more materials and supplies for his Lake Ontario squadron., At the time, the United States and Britain were hotly engaged in naval building programs for control of Lake Ontario.
While there, he visited Philadelphia and watched a demonstration of Chambers' weapons and was immensely impressed. On 27 January 1814, he requested that 20 of the swivels and 100 muskets be sent to his squadron's base at Sackets Harbor, New York.
Secretary Jones went even further and directed a letter to Navy Agent Harrison to learn if 50 swivels and 200 muskets could be sent there.
--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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