![]() This Library of Congress report lists instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. Instances of Use of United States Forces Abroad, 1798 - 2004 Navy and Marine Corps personnel killed and wounded in wars, conflicts and incidents with hostile forces, 1775-present. Copyright c 1994, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1633Broadway, New York, NY 10019.Ĭasualties: U.S. Used by permission of Charles Scribner's Sons, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Macmillan from Encyclopedia of the American Military, John E. History of the United States Navy by Michael A. This welcome work addresses this shortcoming by providing an accounting of all 241 American privateers during the war and a comprehensive list of all captures made by American forces-including privateers, Navy, and others-during that conflict.A list of notable dates in naval history, arranged by month and day. Navy, they have received relatively little scholarly attention. Although privateers had a far greater impact on the British merchant marine and the economy of Great Britain than the U.S. The privateers proved the only American force that consistently threatened Britain throughout the Atlantic, especially along the coasts of the British Isles. American privateers, on the other hand, commanded more than 200 vessels and captured more than 1,000 British ships. Navy numbered several dozen ships and captured fewer than 200 British vessels. Privateer captures by home port of privateer.ĭuring the War of 1812, the U.S.B: Number of captures by each privateer.Niles' comprehensive list of American prizes.Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p.
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