British Raid on Essex
Subtitle: The Forgotten Battle of the War Of 1812
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press; Wesleyan
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780819574763
Subjects: World war, 1914-1918, united states; World war, 1914-1918, campaigns; Great britain, history, military
Description: Examines the 1814 British attack on the privateers of Pettipaug, also known as the British Raid on Essex, when an American traitor guided the enemy up the Connecticut River to where they burned 27 American vessels.