"The British Naval Blockade during the War of 1812" Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Oct 2017 4:33 p.m. PST |
"The United States declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812. In response, England ordered a naval blockade on November 27, 1812 that was implemented in stages. Local proclamations by the Royal Navy announced the closing by blockade of four successive portions of the coastline:
• February 6, 1813 – Chesapeake and Delaware Bays ("Mid-Atlantic")
• May 26, 1813 – New York harbor and Long Island Sound to New London ("New York")
• September 1, 1813 – North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia ("Southern Coast")
• April 25, 1814 – Northern coastline from Rhode Island to Maine ("New England")…"
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| Rudysnelson | 14 Oct 2017 9:38 a.m. PST |
The Georgia militia and volunteer units were assigned to guard various points on their coast and to patrol the Florida border. Some units were diverted from the Alabama Creek campaign to guard the coast. More importantly critical supplies were not sent to the Alabama frontier. They were more concerned with British raiding sorties than the blockade. |
| Tango01 | 14 Oct 2017 12:13 p.m. PST |
Thanks!.
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