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This page features a selection of iconic naval images from the War of 1812 era, 1812-1815.
Click the small photographs to prompt a medium resolution view of the same image, the words "hi-res" to bring up a high-resolution JPG reproduction, and the words "Picture Data" to access the Picture Data Sheet for that image.
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Photo # NH 85542-KN Picture Data HI-RES |
Photo # KN-2781 Picture Data HI-RES |
Photo # K-9451 Picture Data HI-RES |
Photo # NH 43575-KN Picture Data HI-RES |
However, the warring nations of Europe, especially France and Great Britain began their own attacks on defenceless American commercial shipping. The U.S. set up a Navy Department, with Benjamin Stoddert as Secretary, and resumed frigate construction. France was particularly aggressive. The U.S. acquired more warships and a sharp undeclared war began in the western Atlantic and the West Indies. In three years, many French warships, privateers and merchantmen were captured. A peace treaty was signed in 1801. |
11 September 1814: Photo # NH 51480-KN Picture Data HI-RES |
Photo # KN-10881 Picture Data HI-RES |
Cyane and Levant, 20 February 1815: Photo # NH 86692-KN Picture Data HI-RES |
Text about the first stages of the Barbary Wars, and the appointment of Edward Preble to command. Maximum length about 50 words. |
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Photo # KN-10895 Picture Data HI-RES |
(Left): Captain Isaac Hull,
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Photo # KN-2779 Picture Data HI-RES |
Photo # 80-G-K-17588 Picture Data HI-RES |
Captain David Porter, |
Photo # KN-2783 Picture Data HI-RES |
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Photo # K-22707 Picture Data HI-RES |
For more Iconic Naval Images, see:
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If you want other reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page IN WORK 29 March 2009