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Author(s): RANDALL, WILLARD STERNE
Source:
MHQ: Quarterly Journal of Military History. Winter2016, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p74-82. 9p.

Additional Information
- Subject Terms:
  UNITED States military history; BATTLE of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1814; NAVAL warfare; MACDONOUGH, Thomas, 1783-1825; PREVOST, George, Sir, 1767-1816; HISTORY
- Abstract:
  The article discusses the Battle of Plattsburgh in the U.S. during which Master Commander Thomas Macdonough's American fleet outmanoeuvred, outshot and outwitted the superior Royal Navy ships. Topics include the fight for the control of Lake Champlain, and the launching of the offensive on lake Champlain by governor general of Canada, Lieutenant General Sir George Prevost

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