The capture of Michilimackinac, July 1812, in a sudden attack by British soldiers and fur traders during the War of 1812. Plattsburgh, New York State, September 1814, a major contest in the War of 1812. Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811, in which United States troops crushed a last, desperate Indian uprising, under the Shawnee leader, the Prophet, and his brother, Tecumseh. Battle of Queenston Heights, Upper Canada, and the death of Sir Isaac Brock, October, 1812. British troops charging at Queenston Heights, Upper Canada, October 13, 1812. The Simcoe off Kingston, September 10, 1812, run aground by her Captain as the American fleet was intercepting her. Charles de Salaberry, victorious Commander at Chateauguay, October 1813, during the War of 1812.
Upper Canada Captain R.H. Barclay's flagship, the Detroit, on Lake Erie, 1813, before being taken by the Americans on September 10, 1813. Battle at Fort George, 1813. Battle action between H.M.S. Shannon and the U.S. Frigate Chesapeake , off Boston Light House, June 1, 1813. Battle action between the American sloop General Pike and the British sloop Wolfe on Lake Ontario, September 28, 1813. In 1813 Tecumseh, a powerful Shawnee Indian leader and ally of the British, was killed in the Battle of Moraviantown in southwestern Upper Canada, probably by mounted American militiamen. Plattsburgh, New York State, September 1814, a major contest in the War of 1812. The signing ceremony of the Treaty of Ghent in Belgium, late December 1814, to end the War of 1812 and a close return to terms as they were before the war.
To go along with the prints of the warships of that time, here is a true story that begins, but not ends with the War of 1812... This article is about one of Maine's famous ghost ships.Decades ago,a Mr. T.A.Verde told the story of the "DASH" and the story goes like this: She was one of the swiftest ships of her kind in that day.She had made journeys from Portland(Maine,USA) and Freeport to Port au Prine,Bermuda,and the Caroliners and back,unharmed and laden with barrels of coffee,hogsheads of rum,lumber,rice,flour and other goods.She had procured this bounty through the privateering of British ships during the War of 1812,a conflict that inspired the building of a great many American schooners with the primary function of harassing and outrunning the English Navy up and down the eastern seaboard.Her name was the Dash and she had been commissioned in June of 1812 to "detain,seize,and take all vessels to whomever belonging" along with their goods and crews and bring them into U.S. ports for legal prosecution "under the rights of the United States as a power at war". The Dash was a Freeport ship,from the top of her modified mainmast,which afforded her more sail and hence extra speed,to the bottom of her soaped and tallowed hull,which reduced the buildup of barnacles and weeds,lending her further swiftness.She had been built at Porter's Landing and was owned by the Porter brothers,William of Portland and Samuel of Freeport.Manned primarily by Freeport sailors,the Dash distinguished herself in the War by repeated victorious encounters with enemy British ships and by her successful transportations of goods from southern ports back to Maine. For three years,under the command of a variety of captains,the Dash made 15 voyages along the coast,with minimal damage and loss of life.The memory of the Dash and her outstanding maritime achievements would,no doubt,have lived on in American naval history without the tragic addedum to her story that marked her 16th and final voyage out of Portland.It was on a cold day in late January of 1815 that the Dash,in the company of one of her sister ships,the Chamberlain,set sail and encounted a gale after two days at sea.The Chamberlain changed course,but the Dash drove on into the storm,disappearing from sight,but not,some will avow,forever.Months afterward,some fishermen in Casco Bay swore to hearing the creak of a vessel bearing down on them out of the mists and suddenly seeing a fully rigged phantom ship glide by them through the fog,bound for Freeport.On her bow were inscribed the words "Dash-Freeport". The incidence of sightings by fishermen and other boaters on the bay increased over the years;although the ghost ship would appear seemingly at random,certain details were noted at each instance-there would always be a fog up,there would be no breeze,even though the ship would be cruising fast,as it had been wont to do during its earthly service at sea,and there would be seen standing on the bow the young sailor boys of Freeport,their eyes cast towards home.The legend of the Dash grew,and soon it was speculated that whenever a family member of one of the lost 60 crewmen died,the ship would return from the hereafter to bear their loved ones on board for their final journey. It would seem that the last occurence of such a death took place during World War Two,when the U.S.Navy and its British allies occupied the waters of Casco Bay.One foggy afternoon,a blip appeared on the radar screen,right in the middle of the protected waters.As sirens went off and all hands were called to their station,the Coast Guard,the Navy,and the allied forces swept in upon what appeared to be the unbelieveable-it was the Dash.Cruising along the same course,through the fog and bound for Freeport,the Dash made its way up the channel.By the time the surprised armed ships were ready to converge on the phantom boat,it disappeared.The incident has gone down in the annals of World War Two as one of the most bizarre occurences of that conflict. Will we ever see the Dash again? According to legend,this will depend on how many descendants of its crew still are alive today,or more specifically,when they die.It is,of course,possible that the legend of the Dash is simply that-a tale spun by the spiritually reverent seamen of another time;then again,perhaps Maine's own Flying Dutchman took on the last of her crewmembers during a foggy afternoon in the 1940's. The best advice that can be offered is to keep your eyes peeled and your ears cocked if a sudden fog embraces you while becalmed on Casco Bay-and recall the fate of the Dash.
Great pics "F" and I liked that story Battery steele. I have a sort of art question to ask: Can you guys figure out which of these obvious drawings are woodcut prints? Actually it's easy to tell as I collect them. I'm amazed at the detail that these could be done in.
What I like about the Anglo-American War of 1812, is the fact that even 200 years later, history buffs are still arguing about who actually won the thing
How is it thought that the United States won? My stats are off my head, and prob are not right but wasnt it 17 failed invasions of York(Toronto) 3 of Quebec. USA lost their capital, I do not see how you put that in the win sheet.