Excerpt from Our Naval War With FranceThe spoliation of American commerce by the French, and the resulting hostilities during the last years of the eighteenth century, form the earliest episode of importance in our history under the Federal Constitution. It is, perhaps, natural that they should have been to a great extent over shadowed by the tremendous convulsions of the French Revolution. Yet these hostilities between the United States and France continued in an acute form nearly three years, and amounted to actual war, although war was declared on neither side. Important frigate actions and very many minor contests furnish some of the most stirring exploits in the early history of the navy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Our Naval War With France (Classic Reprint)

History

Gardner W. Allen

Military

Forgotten Books

Still in many ways the most comprehensive work of its kind, this massive study presented highly detailed accounts of battles at Lake Champlain, off Boston and Maine, Charleston, Delaware Bay, and year-by-year histories of all other significant engagements both along the American coast and at sea. The work also presents extensive coverage of the ships of the revolutionary navy, its commanders, foreign alliances, diplomacy, prisoners, and naval conditions during this era. Reprint of the original 1913 edition. 2005: 752 pages, softcover. (Scholar's Bookshelf) Set of 2 Volumes.

A Naval History Of The American Revolution

Americas

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Our Navy And The Barbary Corsairs

This is a facsimile reprint of the first full study of the US relations with the Barbary Coast states of North Africa, originally published in 1905. As is clear from the title, the author connects the frequently conflictual relations with the Barbary states over the period 1778 to 1818 with the motivation of successive American presidents to strengthen the US Navy. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The basic study of the spoliation of American commerce by the  French in the years 1799-1801, describing the events, their economic costs  to the new nation, and how the United States faced up to its first  international crisis through diplomatic efforts and through laying the  foundations for a navy. Reprint edition. 2005: 323 pages, illustrated.  Softcover. (Scholar's Bookshelf)

Our Naval War With France

A Naval History of the American Revolution, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Naval History of the American Revolution, Vol. 2A few new Continental vessels went into commis sion or into active service, the most important of which were the frigates Alliance and Confederacy, of thirty-two guns each the first was built in Mas sachusetts, the other in Connecticut. The Confeder acy was a hundred and thirty-three feet long, with an extreme breadth of thirty-five feet, six inches, and was designed to carry twenty-eight guns on the main deck, six on the quarter deck, and two on the forecastle. These ships, which had been authorized by Congress two years or more before, encountered the usual difficulties and delays in getting ready for sea. The Marine Committee in their efforts to expedite matters issued many orders which, owing to slow communication and uncertainty as to the condition of vessels and the state of affairs in dis tant ports, were frequently modified or changed. February 10, it was arranged that the Confederacy, Captain Harding, then at New London, should make a short cruise in Long Island Sound with two vessels of the Connecticut navy. Later she was to join the Queen of France in a cruise along the At lantic coast, in which the Ranger was to take part.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Our Naval War With France (Classic Reprint)

A Naval History Of The American Revolution

Our Navy And The Barbary Corsairs

Our Naval War With France

A Naval History of the American Revolution, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

A Naval History of the American Revolution, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)