** A fine detailed account of the battle between the USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon is in the book "Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake" by Chris Dickon.
** A fictionalized account of the battle appears in the book "Fortunes of War" by Patrick O'Brien.
** A special Canadian ten dollar coin was made to commemorate the War of 1812 and depicts the HMS Shannon.
** South West Western Australia has a Broke Inlet and a Shannon River. There is also a Chesapeake Road in Shannon National Park.
--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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