America's First Crisis : The War Of 1812.
Watson, Robert P.
America's First Crisis : The War Of 1812. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (427 pages) - Excelsior Editions Series . - Excelsior Editions Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- The Forgotten War -- 1 "The Silliest Damned War" -- A Curious Affair -- Escalating Tensions -- 2 Stumbling Toward War -- War Preparations? -- Britain's Canada -- A Continental Crisis -- 3 The Chesapeake Affair -- First Shots -- Total War -- Impressment -- 4 "Leopardized" -- General Quarters -- Pouring Salt in An Open Wound -- Embargo -- A Mini Cold War -- Sweet Revenge -- Drumbeats -- 5 Land, Empire, and Intrigue -- Growing Pains -- The Notorious James Wilkinson -- A Western Empire … One Way or Another -- Conspirators -- 6 The Indian Question -- The Beginning of the End -- Harrison -- Tecumseh -- The Great Spirit and the Grand Confederation -- Vincennes -- 7 Tippecanoe and the Course of History -- Indian Attacks -- The Prophet -- The Battle of Tippecanoe Creek -- Turning Point -- 8 A Declaration of War -- Rise of the War Hawks -- Clay -- "Mr. Madison's War" -- War, At Last -- "On to Canada" -- 9 The Invasion Begins -- Barely an Army -- "Canada! Canada! Canada!" -- "Killing the Tree" -- Disaster -- "His Majesty's Domain" -- The Courageous Brock -- The Fort Michilimackinac Debacle -- Ambush! -- The Fort Dearborn Massacre -- The Surrender of Fort Detroit -- 10 The Battle of Queenston Heights -- A Second Prong of the Invasion -- Raids -- Costly Delays -- The Crossing -- A Second Crossing -- The Death of General Brock -- Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory -- Surrender -- 11 Three-Pronged Disaster -- Two Strikes -- The "Battle" of Frenchman's Creek -- "Granny" Dearborn -- Meanwhile, on the Western Frontier … -- The Battle of Mississinewa -- 12 "Remember the Raisin" -- The Battle of Frenchtown -- "Hold the Ground!" -- Rout -- The River Raisin Massacre -- The Raid at Ogdensburg -- 1813 -- 13 The Sacking of York -- Desperation -- Explosion -- Put to the Torch -- A Blemished Victory -- 14 Victories at Last. Fortifications -- The Siege of Fort Meigs -- Dudley's Massacre -- Another Successful Defense -- Taking Fort George -- Surprise at Dawn -- The Defense of Fort Stephenson -- 15 The Battles of Stoney Creek and Beaver Dams -- The Battle of Stoney Creek -- "Will-Hen-Harr" -- General-Less -- The Battle of Beaver Dams -- Canada's Heroine of the War -- 16 The Battle of Thames -- The Fort Mims Massacre -- Red Sticks -- Abandoning the Northwest Territory -- Tecumseh and Harrison Again -- A Final Stand -- The High Seas -- 17 The Making of a Navy -- Naval Operations in the War -- Masters of the Seas -- The President Defeats the Belvidera -- The Wasp Defeats the Frolic -- The Enterprise Defeats the Boxer -- On the Seven Seas -- 18 A New Generation of Heroes -- Isaac Hull and the Hunt for the Guerriere -- "Old Ironsides" -- Stephen Decatur and the Barbary Pirates -- Capturing the Macedonian -- William Bainbridge -- 19 Blockade -- Stranglehold -- Awakening a Giant -- A Scrappy Defense -- Old Salts and Sea Dogs -- "The Nest of Pirates" -- The Hunt -- 20 The Cursed Chesapeake -- Captain James Lawrence -- The Shannon Defeats the Chesapeake -- The Chesapeake's Last Battle -- The Great Lakes Theater -- 21 "We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours" -- Presque Isle Shipyards -- A Hero Emerges -- The Battle of Lake Erie -- "Don't Give Up the Ship!" -- The Decoy -- The Ironies and Injustices of History -- 22 The Battle of the Carpenters -- Stalemate on Lake Ontario -- Chauncey -- A Wooden Arms Race -- Half Measures -- At Long Last -- The Battle of Fort Ontario -- The Battle of Sandy Creek -- The End of the Arms Race -- 23 Saving Canada -- A Two-Pronged Attack -- Marching Into a Trap -- The Defense of Montreal -- The Battle of Crysler's Farm -- Fix Bayonets! -- Retreat (In Another Direction) -- A Repeat of 1812 -- 24 Turning the Tables on the Invaders -- The Burning of Newark. The Loss of Fort George -- Fort Niagara, Falls -- Lighting the Skies on Fire -- 1814 -- 25 Canada's Bloodiest Battle -- A Turn of Events -- A Surprising Victory -- Lost Opportunity -- Lundy's Lane -- Into the Night -- Out in Disgrace and With a Whimper -- 26 Victory on Lake Champlain -- The Armada Arrives -- Showdown on the Lake -- The War's Most Decisive Naval Battle -- Outmaneuvered -- The Battle of Plattsburgh -- 27 "The Bladensburg Races" -- The Chesapeake Theater -- A City Undefended -- Let the Races Begin -- 28 The Burning of the White House -- Heroics Amid Tragedy -- "Queen Dolley" -- The Night Sky Glows -- Providence -- After Effects -- Turning Points -- 29 The Defense of Baltimore -- On to Baltimore -- The Battle of North Point -- A Hero from the Revolution -- 30 "Oh Say Can You See" -- Fort Mchenry -- Dr. Beanes -- The Bombardment -- "By the Dawn's Early Light" -- 31 The Siege of Fort Erie -- The Siege -- Snake Hill -- Again and Again -- Nail in the Coffin -- 32 The Battle of Horseshoe Bend -- "Brave Boy of the Waxhaws" -- The Duelist -- The Southern Indians -- Defeating the Creeks -- Horseshoe Bend -- Echoes -- 33 The Southern Campaign -- Gulf Coast -- The Defense of Fort Bowyer -- Seizing Pensacola -- 34 The Treaty of Ghent -- A Christmas Eve Peace -- Questions -- Winning the Peace -- 35 The Battle of New Orleans -- Preparations -- Surprise on Lake Borgne -- Sleep Well, Lobsterbacks -- The Big One -- Aftermath -- 36 The Making of a Nation -- The Crucible of Leadership -- Its Rightful Place in History -- Legacy -- Appendix -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index.
Engaging and accessible account of the war that helped forge the American nation.
9781438451350
Electronic books.
E354.W396 2014eb
America's First Crisis : The War Of 1812. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (427 pages) - Excelsior Editions Series . - Excelsior Editions Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- The Forgotten War -- 1 "The Silliest Damned War" -- A Curious Affair -- Escalating Tensions -- 2 Stumbling Toward War -- War Preparations? -- Britain's Canada -- A Continental Crisis -- 3 The Chesapeake Affair -- First Shots -- Total War -- Impressment -- 4 "Leopardized" -- General Quarters -- Pouring Salt in An Open Wound -- Embargo -- A Mini Cold War -- Sweet Revenge -- Drumbeats -- 5 Land, Empire, and Intrigue -- Growing Pains -- The Notorious James Wilkinson -- A Western Empire … One Way or Another -- Conspirators -- 6 The Indian Question -- The Beginning of the End -- Harrison -- Tecumseh -- The Great Spirit and the Grand Confederation -- Vincennes -- 7 Tippecanoe and the Course of History -- Indian Attacks -- The Prophet -- The Battle of Tippecanoe Creek -- Turning Point -- 8 A Declaration of War -- Rise of the War Hawks -- Clay -- "Mr. Madison's War" -- War, At Last -- "On to Canada" -- 9 The Invasion Begins -- Barely an Army -- "Canada! Canada! Canada!" -- "Killing the Tree" -- Disaster -- "His Majesty's Domain" -- The Courageous Brock -- The Fort Michilimackinac Debacle -- Ambush! -- The Fort Dearborn Massacre -- The Surrender of Fort Detroit -- 10 The Battle of Queenston Heights -- A Second Prong of the Invasion -- Raids -- Costly Delays -- The Crossing -- A Second Crossing -- The Death of General Brock -- Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory -- Surrender -- 11 Three-Pronged Disaster -- Two Strikes -- The "Battle" of Frenchman's Creek -- "Granny" Dearborn -- Meanwhile, on the Western Frontier … -- The Battle of Mississinewa -- 12 "Remember the Raisin" -- The Battle of Frenchtown -- "Hold the Ground!" -- Rout -- The River Raisin Massacre -- The Raid at Ogdensburg -- 1813 -- 13 The Sacking of York -- Desperation -- Explosion -- Put to the Torch -- A Blemished Victory -- 14 Victories at Last. Fortifications -- The Siege of Fort Meigs -- Dudley's Massacre -- Another Successful Defense -- Taking Fort George -- Surprise at Dawn -- The Defense of Fort Stephenson -- 15 The Battles of Stoney Creek and Beaver Dams -- The Battle of Stoney Creek -- "Will-Hen-Harr" -- General-Less -- The Battle of Beaver Dams -- Canada's Heroine of the War -- 16 The Battle of Thames -- The Fort Mims Massacre -- Red Sticks -- Abandoning the Northwest Territory -- Tecumseh and Harrison Again -- A Final Stand -- The High Seas -- 17 The Making of a Navy -- Naval Operations in the War -- Masters of the Seas -- The President Defeats the Belvidera -- The Wasp Defeats the Frolic -- The Enterprise Defeats the Boxer -- On the Seven Seas -- 18 A New Generation of Heroes -- Isaac Hull and the Hunt for the Guerriere -- "Old Ironsides" -- Stephen Decatur and the Barbary Pirates -- Capturing the Macedonian -- William Bainbridge -- 19 Blockade -- Stranglehold -- Awakening a Giant -- A Scrappy Defense -- Old Salts and Sea Dogs -- "The Nest of Pirates" -- The Hunt -- 20 The Cursed Chesapeake -- Captain James Lawrence -- The Shannon Defeats the Chesapeake -- The Chesapeake's Last Battle -- The Great Lakes Theater -- 21 "We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours" -- Presque Isle Shipyards -- A Hero Emerges -- The Battle of Lake Erie -- "Don't Give Up the Ship!" -- The Decoy -- The Ironies and Injustices of History -- 22 The Battle of the Carpenters -- Stalemate on Lake Ontario -- Chauncey -- A Wooden Arms Race -- Half Measures -- At Long Last -- The Battle of Fort Ontario -- The Battle of Sandy Creek -- The End of the Arms Race -- 23 Saving Canada -- A Two-Pronged Attack -- Marching Into a Trap -- The Defense of Montreal -- The Battle of Crysler's Farm -- Fix Bayonets! -- Retreat (In Another Direction) -- A Repeat of 1812 -- 24 Turning the Tables on the Invaders -- The Burning of Newark. The Loss of Fort George -- Fort Niagara, Falls -- Lighting the Skies on Fire -- 1814 -- 25 Canada's Bloodiest Battle -- A Turn of Events -- A Surprising Victory -- Lost Opportunity -- Lundy's Lane -- Into the Night -- Out in Disgrace and With a Whimper -- 26 Victory on Lake Champlain -- The Armada Arrives -- Showdown on the Lake -- The War's Most Decisive Naval Battle -- Outmaneuvered -- The Battle of Plattsburgh -- 27 "The Bladensburg Races" -- The Chesapeake Theater -- A City Undefended -- Let the Races Begin -- 28 The Burning of the White House -- Heroics Amid Tragedy -- "Queen Dolley" -- The Night Sky Glows -- Providence -- After Effects -- Turning Points -- 29 The Defense of Baltimore -- On to Baltimore -- The Battle of North Point -- A Hero from the Revolution -- 30 "Oh Say Can You See" -- Fort Mchenry -- Dr. Beanes -- The Bombardment -- "By the Dawn's Early Light" -- 31 The Siege of Fort Erie -- The Siege -- Snake Hill -- Again and Again -- Nail in the Coffin -- 32 The Battle of Horseshoe Bend -- "Brave Boy of the Waxhaws" -- The Duelist -- The Southern Indians -- Defeating the Creeks -- Horseshoe Bend -- Echoes -- 33 The Southern Campaign -- Gulf Coast -- The Defense of Fort Bowyer -- Seizing Pensacola -- 34 The Treaty of Ghent -- A Christmas Eve Peace -- Questions -- Winning the Peace -- 35 The Battle of New Orleans -- Preparations -- Surprise on Lake Borgne -- Sleep Well, Lobsterbacks -- The Big One -- Aftermath -- 36 The Making of a Nation -- The Crucible of Leadership -- Its Rightful Place in History -- Legacy -- Appendix -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index.
Engaging and accessible account of the war that helped forge the American nation.
9781438451350
Electronic books.
E354.W396 2014eb