From the June 17th (Maine) Morning Sentinel.
After war was declared, the U.S. government commissioned 526 merchant vessels to act as privateers to capture British shipping during the course of the war.
About 45 privateers operated out of Casco Bay, the fastest and most successful beig the Dash, a topsail schooner which captued 15 prizes during the war.
It is kind of strange to me that less than 50 years later, the Lincoln government viewed Confederate privateers as pirates.
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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