Table of Contents
List of Illustrations and Maps vii
Preface and Acknowledgements xi
Notes on Contributors xiii
Introduction Tim Voelcker ix
Historical Note and Brief Family Tree xxiii
1 The War of 1812: A Perspective from the United States John B Hattendorf 1
2 Sideshow? British Grand Strategy and the War of 1812 Andrew Lambert 17
3 Canada and the War of 1812 Chris Madsen 40
4 Prize Laws in the War of 1812 Gabriela A Frei 51
5 Victories or Distractions, Honour or Glory? Tim Voelcker 57
6 Broke - His Youth and Education John Blatchly 74
7 In Arctic Waters Michael Barritt 81
8 Letters to his Wife 'Loo' Ellen Gill 86
9 A Gunnery Zealot: Broke's Scientific Contribution to Naval Warfare Martin Bibbings 103
10 The Battle Martin Bibbings 127
11 Broke's 'Miraculous' Recovery Peter Schurr 152
12 Representing Nations: Caricature and the Naval War of 1812 James Davey 157
13 Halifax and its Naval Yard Julian Gwyn 170
14 HMS Shannon's Later Commissions Martin Salmon 177
15 Chesapeake Mill John Wain 182
16 Ballads and Broadsides: The Poetic and Musical Legacy of the Shannon and the Chesapeake Richard Wilson 188
17 The Peace and its Outcome Colin Reid 210
Broke's Rewards 213
Selected Bibliography 215
Index 221