Flotilla Service Act of 1814
Flotilla Service Act was a United States federal statute passed on April 16, 1814 preceding the British Royal Navy blockade of the New England Colonies commencing on April 25, 1814. The public law established a temporary Mid-Atlantic naval auxiliary service for amphibious operations orchestrated by the Chesapeake Colonies during the War of 1812. The Chesapeake Bay Flotilla conducted amphibious maneuvers in low-level tidal creeks seeking to deter the territorial headway of the British Royal Navy offensive into the Chesapeake Bay tributaries. The Act of Congress authorized appropriations for the federal law in response  to the foreseeable onslaught by the British Army redcoats arson offensive on August 24, 1814 at Washington City better known as the Burning of Washington. Provisions of the Act. The Thirteenth United States Congress drafted public law 13-59 as three sections providing a manpower formulation which coincided with the military objectives discharged by the Colonial American counter-offensive naval flotilla forces. "Chapter LIX § 1: Appointment of Flotilla Officers" "Chapter LIX § 2: Pay and Emoluments" "Chapter LIX § 3: Authorization of Presidential Appointments" Abolishment of the Flotilla Service Act. On the tenth day after the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent , Flotilla Service Act of 1814 was repealed by the United States 13th Congressional session occurring on February 27, 1815. See also. "British Royal Military Commanders During the 1814 Washington Offensive" "Chesapeake Bay River Tributaries"