‘True, Publick and Notorious’: The Privateering War of 1812
During the War of 1812, hundreds of private armed vessels, or privateers, carrying letters of marque and reprisal from their respective governments, served as counterweights to the navies of Great Britain and the United States. By 1812, privateering was acknowledged as an ideal way to annoy the enem...
| Published in: | London Journal of Canadian Studies |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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UCL Press
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444.ljcs.2013v28.005 https://doaj.org/article/73c21d2361b44c3cb46f2ff3402d6f13 |